With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens fast approaching, the people of Odessa, Ukraine have transformed its statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin into Darth Vader.
According to ABC News, the Sith Lord is a popular character among the Ukrainian people as the nation seeks to erase its Soviet-dominated past. When a law passed in April ordered all symbols and insignia of communist party rule in the country be removed, modeling the statue after Anakin Skywalker instead proved to be a no-brainer.
"After the de-communisation law was adopted earlier this year, we had to decide what to do with the monument
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According to ABC News, the Sith Lord is a popular character among the Ukrainian people as the nation seeks to erase its Soviet-dominated past. When a law passed in April ordered all symbols and insignia of communist party rule in the country be removed, modeling the statue after Anakin Skywalker instead proved to be a no-brainer.
"After the de-communisation law was adopted earlier this year, we had to decide what to do with the monument
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