Ukrainians transform statue of Soviet founder Lenin into Star Wars villain Darth Vader
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Just in time for the release of the latest Star Wars blockbuster, Ukrainians in Odessa have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, an oddly prominent figure in local politics.
Soviet founder Lenin, long despised by most in non-separatist parts of Ukraine, fell victim to a law adopted in April that ordered the removal of all symbols and insignia reminding the country of its communist past.
Darth Vader is also cast as the embodiment of evil in the George Lucas movies a black-masked, light sabre-wielding villain who is in permanent battle with the good Force. But the Dark Lord of the Sith is a rather more popular figure in Ukraine, where Western culture is being embraced and the Soviet past erased from history, a transition that outrages Russia.
One masked villain tried joining last year's presidential race, being denied registration only after he refused to disclose his real name and identity papers. Later that year, Darth Vaders ran as candidates for mayors of Kiev and Odessa, the historic Black Sea port where the new statue was formally unveiled on Friday.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-24/ukrainians-transform-lenin-statue-into-darth-vader/6881648
The statue in Odessa formerly of Lenin was altered to the Sith Lord instead of simply destroying it.
LOL Ok, this is amusing.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,283 posts)procon
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(21,317 posts)PosterChild
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(4,138 posts)Starry Messenger
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(68,868 posts)A general FU to Russia, most likely.
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)Pray they don't alter it further!
Aristus
(66,096 posts)Darth Vader with a Chesterfield.
puzzledeagle
(47 posts)The destruction of Soviet statues is a point of contention between Russia and its ex-warsaw pact states. They will not laugh about this.
NutmegYankee
(16,178 posts)They occupied the ex-Warsaw pact states and in some cases murdered millions to hold them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor