Daria against the Degradation of the West

This book by Daria Dugina is dedicated to the New Right. Daria does not even try to hide her “partisanship” here. She does not merely retell or analyse the New Right’s views, nor does she simply share her historical knowledge about the origin and development of this European movement; rather, she actively promotes their ideas with which she is fully in solidarity. Her solidarity is not only because of her family’s tradition, which she openly refers to in her lectures, livestreams, and interviews reprinted here, but is based on her own philosophical, political, and aesthetic choice. Dasha was an exchange student from Moscow State University at the University of Bordeaux, where she engaged in studying Plato and Neoplatonism. At the same time, she deeply immersed herself in French politics, which she perceived and interpreted through the perspective of GRECE, the Research and Study Group for European Civilisation, which the French press christened the “New Right”. Throughout her texts gathered here, Daria describes in detail just how imprecise such a determination was and is, as well as why it was applied to them. Nevertheless, it is important to emphasise that her academic references and historiographic excursions are tied together by her direct life experience, personal contacts, and, most importantly, her ideological kinship with this current in European political philosophy.

The New Right, their ideas, their history, their authorities, and their transformations have been treated in numerous volumes, the information contained in which is often more complete than the broad strokes with which Daria draws a picture of this intellectual phenomenon here. But it is all the more likely that no one other than Daria has so penetratingly, benevolently, and wholeheartedly attempted to present an integral image of the “Theory of Europe” that she recognised in the New Right, which she adopted and to which she swore an oath of allegiance. It is no coincidence that Daria said that if she hadn’t been Russian, she would have been French—and not only French, but French of the New Right. In fact, this is how the French themselves saw her. They accepted her as a young passionary of their movement and listened attentively to her clear, almost perfect French, which was at the same time so permeated with Russian meanings that the very combination yielded an explosive effect. Dasha was a beloved favourite of the founders and leaders of the New Right movement, and she was always at the centre of attention, the heart and soul in the company of young French conservatives. She was so, completely independently of her father. Dasha believed in the New Right and was inspired by their views on the need for a great restoration of primordially European values—classical, ancient, and medieval. The very expression “Theory of Europe” belongs to Daria Dugina.

— Alexander Dugin

A Theory of Europe: A View of the New Right

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In Memory of Daria Dugina
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Hundreds have been arrested in Turkiye for violating the temporary ban on protests that was imposed in response to the detainment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on allegations of corruption and ties with the terrorist-designated PKK. Some of his associates were also rounded up too. This came just before the opposition CHP’s primary in which the party was expected to pick Imamoglu as its presidential candidate in the 2028 elections. The CHP therefore described this crackdown as a coup.

Although incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is technically ineligible to run again, he could still do so if early elections are called or the ruling AKP pushes through a constitutional amendment. It’s with these scenarios in mind that some suspect that the law enforcement action against Imamoglu is aimed at helping Erdogan secure yet another term. Regardless of the true motivation behind it and whatever might come next, this move at the very least makes it easier for the AKP to retain the presidency.

🌐 Turkey: arrests and protests

At the end of the last century, Latin America faced serious problems caused by the economic policies of neoliberalism, which led to the de facto dictatorship of transnational corporations and the World Bank in a number of countries. The consequences of this were terrible — from mass poisoning due to the privatization of water supply and the collapse of strategic enterprises (with subsequent purchase dirt-cheap by external players) to a sharp jump in unemployment and mass riots.

✍️ Leonid Savin

🌐 Argentina: The Return Of The Neoliberalism Of The 1990s

🇦🇷❌🇧🇷 — ⚽️ In a clash that will go down in South American football history, Brazil was defeated by Argentina 4-1 at the Monumental de Núñez. This result, which occurred in the 14th round of the qualifiers, marks the first time the Brazilian national team has conceded four goals in a single match of this tournament!