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…5 min read·May 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.4 min read·Mar 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…9 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Nov 14, 2016----