Daria Fedotova | The European Conservative

The ‘H’ Word

Daria Fedotova July 14, 2023

Throughout human history, hate was not viewed as generally abnormal or anti-social. It was just another emotion that, along with anger, despair or love, had a place in human relationships.

On National Identity

Daria Fedotova June 26, 2023

What is national identity? An experience of a nation, its history, its personalities, its reputation, self-esteem, and the vision it has for its future.

European Convention on Human Rights: Necessity or Mistake?

Daria Fedotova April 26, 2023

The founders of the Council of Europe saw the need for an international organisation dedicated to protecting human rights. But there were other options back then, and there surely are now.

A Study of the Collective Mind: A Review of The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon

Daria Fedotova April 21, 2023

In The Crowd, Le Bon warns that when ideals are erased, cohesion is lost, individual characters weaken and develop excessive egoism, and, as their capacity for self-sufficiency diminishes, they become increasingly reliant on the government to direct them.

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

Daria Fedotova April 10, 2023

It is not activists’ sincere belief in the harm caused by ‘wrong words’ that is the problem, but their ill-founded hubris—their self-assumed role of holy avengers bringing the world to the ‘right side of history.’

The Vision of Old Sarum

Daria Fedotova March 17, 2023

It is no wonder that the countryside and small towns have always remained a bastion of traditionalism, naturally suspicious of progress and resistant to change.

The Roots of Sacrifice: Religion, Morality, and the Search for Transcendence

Daria Fedotova March 6, 2023

Acceptable forms of sacrifice may change throughout time, but its essence remains. It is based on the deeply rooted sense of something more important than oneself: a deity, a family, a nation, or the entire world.

One Year of War in Ukraine: Interviews With the Survivors

Bridget Ryder | Robert Semonsen February 24, 2023

Behind the statistics are real people who suffer the consequences of geopolitical maneuvers, calculations, and miscalculations out of their control.

How Facts Cease To Be Solid

Daria Fedotova October 8, 2022

The establishment’s cowardice leaves no place for honesty. It is a safe, risk-averse, and timid strategy for those without guiding principles or will to follow them. As Mikhail Bulgakov once wrote, “cowardice is the most terrible of vices.”

The Aftermath of the Invasion:
Travelling to Irpin and Bucha

Daria Fedotova September 17, 2022

A common sentiment among the population is that Ukrainians cannot afford to indulge in woe but should do their best to rebuild, regain lost wealth, and live on.

Tag: Daria Fedotova

The ‘H’ Word

On National Identity

European Convention on Human Rights: Necessity or Mistake?

A Study of the Collective Mind: A Review of The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

The Vision of Old Sarum

The Roots of Sacrifice: Religion, Morality, and the Search for Transcendence

One Year of War in Ukraine: Interviews With the Survivors

The Aftermath of the Invasion:
Travelling to Irpin and Bucha

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