The Force awakens in Ukraine as statue of Lenin is given a makeover to look like DARTH VADER

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A bronze Lenin statue in Ukraine has been remodelled - into Darth Vader.

The sculpture of the revolutionary leader in the city of Odessa was going to be removed by the government under de-communisation laws.

But instead, it has gone to the dark side.

The sculpture of the communist leader in the city of Odessa was going to be removed by the government under de-communisation laws - until it was transformed into Darth Vader

The tall statue is now Darth Vader, having been given the Star Wars villain's iconic black helmet and mask.

Underneath it is still the same Vladimir Lenin effigy, but on the outside it's something from a galaxy far, far away. 

Warehouse manager Semyon Horbunov, on whose land the statue sits, said: 'Everything flows and nothing abides.  

The tall statue is now Darth Vader, having been given the Star Wars villain's iconic black helmet and mask

One mad said of the revamp: 'New heroes replace old ones, and this is how the world goes round'

Underneath the new exterior remains the same Vladimir Lenin (left) effigy, but on the outside it's something completely different - Darth Vader

'New heroes replace old ones, and this is how the world goes round.'

Sculptor Oleksandr Milov told Ukraine Today: 'The bronze Lenin was left inside, so that the grateful or not-so-grateful descendants could exhume him, if needed.'

Earlier this year, Ukraine's parliament passed a bill banning communist propaganda.

Oleksandr Milov, a sculptor from Odessa, attends the inauguration ceremony of a Darth Vader monument. He is happy with the remodelling, which emits wi-fi from its helmet

The April ruling prohibited revolutionary text from being on any monuments or places and street names.

It spelled the end for hundreds of statues of Lenin across the country, but as Odessa's newly transformed monument no longer depicts the Bolshevik leader, it will now be spared.

As well as the bronze's new look, it also has a new ultra-galactic feature too.

Vader's helmet emits free wi-fi to all passers-by.