july 30, 1992 from russia was the former head of the german democratic republic of the gdr, erich honockerexpelled. when changes began in east germany, as in the ussr and other countries of the socialist camp, honecker did not accept them, remaining faithful to communist ideals. in germany, he was removed from all posts and... criminal prosecution began, he was old, sick and was able to fly to the ussr, where he became the personal guest of president gorbachev. but soon gorbachev himself lost power, all influence, and the government of the rsfsr demanded that honecker leave the country. then eric and his wife found asylum in the chilean embassy in moscow, but the chancellor of the already united germany, helmut kohl, demanded his extradition, and he was sent to berlin. they arrested me right at the airport and took me to muabid prison. honaki. wrote in my diary 57 years later i see the moabid prison complex from the inside again. in '35, the gestapa brought me here from their main building on prince albrecht strasse. then i spent a year and a half here. how long will i be this time? during