Standing by these walls, one involuntarily feels chills. German parliamentarians see them daily. The inscriptions left by Soviet soldiers after the capture of the Reichstag in 1945 remind visitors and deputies of this event. Thanks to a special restoration technology, they look as if they appeared quite recently. Some inscriptions were left visible, while others were hidden under plaster to preserve them. Obscene and indecent inscriptions were removed after coordination with Russian diplomats.

Guides, while conducting tours of the building, often tell the story of the first deputies who arrived at the Reichstag after the parliament moved from Bonn to Berlin. One deputy, upon seeing the autographs of Soviet soldiers, thought they were fresh marks left by hooligans in the recently renovated rooms. He called the parliamentary administration to report the outrageous incident, but they explained the origin and significance of these inscriptions.

In the early 2000s, there was a discussion about removing the inscriptions, which was even put to a vote in the Bundestag, but the proposal was rejected by a large majority.