Lenin has gone to the dark side — at least in Ukraine.

A statue of the controversial Russian leader that stands in the city of Odessa received a "facelift" — Lenin's head was replaced with Darth Vader's, according to several local reports.

Alexander Milov, the Odessa-based artist responsible for the tribute, also created a sculpture featured a the Burning Man festival this summer.

A factory in Ukraine's Odessa remakes Lenin statue into Darth Vader https://t.co/tdPel1UNeB pic.twitter.com/KLJnwaAxnD — Maria Antonova (@mashant) October 22, 2015

Ukraine has attempted to erase reminders of its communist past as ongoing conflict continues with Russia over its intervention in the country. In May, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a "decommunization" program mandating that within six months, Soviet monuments — except for those relating to World War II — must be dismantled, and public places with communist-related names must be changed.

This particular statue of Lenin-Vader stands outside the Pressmash factory in Odessa; the factory owners and local residents pushed for Lenin's image to be removed.

В Дарта Вейдера скульптор превратил заводской памятник Владимиру Ленину, который подлежал демонтажу. Одесса!!! pic.twitter.com/IQXWj1kxK5 — Feldman (@EvgenyFeldman) October 22, 2015

The city will hold an official reopening of the statue on Friday, according to Ukrainian news outlet Dumskaya. It also reportedly has a free Wi-Fi router installed inside.

The Lenin statute was made of plaster, which had decayed over the decades, so Milov had to reinforce the statue with new material, Dumskaya added. The Vader details are made of a titanium alloy and bonded to the existing structure with a special adhesive used for work outdoors.

Strangely, this is not the first time that Darth Vader has appeared Ukrainian politics. Last year, Darth Vader ran as the Ukrainian Internet Party mayoral candidate for Kiev and Odessa, but was denied the vote.