Leonard ApeltsinUkrainian Women are Being Tortured in US Detention CentersImagine this; a woman fleeing the horrors in Ukraine has been detained by hostile agents. She is shoved into cell with 30 other captive…May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Leonard ApeltsinThe Tragedy of Oedipus has Parallels with the Cursed Russian InvasionThe Invaders and Oedipus have much in common, and not just because they’re all Motherf*ckers.Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
Leonard ApeltsinAn Immigrant’s Perspective on the Situation in UkraineMy American friends keep asking me to comment on the situation in Ukraine. I don’t know what to say. Just because I was born in Kharkiv…Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022
Leonard ApeltsinFor Mike Pence is an Honorable Man: Trump’s Deadly Rhetoric and Shakespeare’s CaesarThe wannabe tyrant faces an uneasy crowd. He is a “plain, blunt” man who speaks from the heart. The crowd becomes enraged. Rioters storm…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Leonard ApeltsininMovie Time GuruReading Russian Classics after Trump’s TriumphTake pity on that poor hipster Uncle Vanya. He could have been a somebody; an Artist! A great philosopher! Or so he proclaims while…Nov 14, 2016Nov 14, 2016