Alexander Kleimenov
Freelance Journalist
Alex Kleimenov is a Ukrainian TV producer, photographer and writer who lives in Kiev.
The Force was with Ukraine’s local elections
Ukraine’s local elections featured dozens of candidates who legally changed their names to run as Darth Vader and other Star Wars characters. But behind the antics, and the excitement over the arrest of a man in a Chewbacca costume in Odessa, is some murky “political technology” that would do Emperor Palpatine proud, says one Ukrainian journalist.
