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Mstislav Rostropovich at the Berlin Wall in 1989.
From http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/04/27/arts/27rost2.450.jpg
The New York Times gives the credit to Reuters.

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[edit] f/u rationale for Mstislav Rostropovich

18-year-old media shot, bad resolution, unique and significant event described in the article, commercial value approaching zero, subject deceased. -- Y not? 14:36, 27 April 2007 (UTC)