I talked to Dmitri Vrubel last week in Berlin. The resurrection of his famous wall-painting was proceeding apace and by the time this is published should be complete. He intends to leave the old text at the top of the wall - all that remained after his and the other murals in the East Side Gallery were removed - intact, at least until it erodes completely. As far as Dmitri can tell, the paints he has been given are the same make as those originally distributed to artists after the wall was opened. The East Side Gallery is currently under guard to prevent vandalism of the refreshed artworks; ultimately, these will be covered in varnish formulated to make graffiti easy to remove.