Personal blog and portfolio by ragastudiohttps://ragastudio.org/https://ragastudio.org/posts/giants-of-russian-literature/https://ragastudio.org/posts/giants-of-russian-literature/Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bulgakov — a no-nonsense guide to the most powerful writing tradition in history.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/the-beauty-of-chess/https://ragastudio.org/posts/the-beauty-of-chess/From openings to endgames, exploring what makes chess one of the most intellectually rewarding games ever created.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/why-python-still-dominates/https://ragastudio.org/posts/why-python-still-dominates/A look at what makes Python the go-to language for everything from scripting to machine learning, with practical examples.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/contemporary-expressions/https://ragastudio.org/posts/contemporary-expressions/Exploring contemporary art through diverse visual expressions and modern artistic practicesThu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-epilogue/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-epilogue/Readers and critics have debated for 160 years whether Dostoevsky's ending is redemption or propaganda. Here's the case for both sides.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-svidrigailov/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-svidrigailov/Raskolnikov's dark mirror — a man who actually became the extraordinary man, and found only emptiness.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-reading-guide/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-reading-guide/Which translation to pick, how fast to read, what to look for — everything you need before starting Dostoevsky's masterpiece.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-petersburg/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-petersburg/Heat, stench, yellow walls, and narrow stairs — how Dostoevsky turned a city into a psychological weapon.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-dialectic/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-dialectic/One sentence from the epilogue of Crime and Punishment that contains Dostoevsky's entire philosophy — in Russian, with full analysis.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-sonya/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-sonya/A prostitute reads the Bible to a murderer. Why this scene is the spiritual heart of Crime and Punishment.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-porfiry/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-porfiry/How Dostoevsky invented the psychological detective story 120 years before Columbo.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-extraordinary-man/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-extraordinary-man/Napoleon, lice, and the right to kill — dissecting the philosophical core of Crime and Punishment.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-horse-dream/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-horse-dream/A child watches a horse beaten to death. Why this nightmare is the moral center of Crime and Punishment.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-marmeladov/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-marmeladov/The devastating tavern monologue that defines what it means to be crushed — not by poverty, but by nothingness.Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-opening/https://ragastudio.org/posts/crime-and-punishment-opening/How Dostoevsky's first paragraph plunges you into the mind of a murderer — and why it still feels disturbingly modern.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT