Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher arrive for the Cinema For Peace Foundation gala dinner in Berlin November 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher arrive for the Cinema For Peace Foundation gala dinner in Berlin November 8, 2009.

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