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Not much is known about Borduria, since it has been a rather closed country. Borduria seems to have a preference for military governments or governments with a facade of democracy but with military powers pulling all the strings behind the scenes. Borduria’s capital is Szohôd. The country's language is poorly known; however, it uses the Latin Alphabet and is possibly meant to be related to Hungarian . Strangely enough, there is a city called Szeged in Hungary which could easily be altered to Szohôd in a related language (much as the Russian "Mogilev" has become " Mahilyow " in Belarusian). LOCAL/INTERNAL AFFAIRS Unnamed aggressive military government In 1939 , its political system was reminiscent of Fascist or National Socialist government. It unsuccessfully attempted to take over its neighbor Syldavia , which it is historically linked to. (This was analogous to, and possibly an indictment of, the Nazi Germany take-over of Austria . This analogy is further reinforced by Hergé's depiction of Bordurian fighter planes, which closely resemble the Messerschmitt Bf 109 ) Taschist Borduria By 1956 , Borduria was reminiscent of a stereotypical Eastern Bloc country complete with its own Secret Police ( ZEP ), military dictator, Kurvi-Tasch , whose name is a combination of his moustache (Look at the flag ^ ) and his ideology, and the "taschist" ideology which in all indications seems to be identical to Stalinism with a more militaristic edge. The statue of Kurvi-Tasch in a Nazi -like salute in front of a government building is an overt comparison between him and Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin . The ubiquity of the his moustache, "the whiskers of Kurvi-Tasch", seems to be similar to the Swastika or Hammer And Sickle in its (over) use (it is often seen used as a swear word and a Diacritical mark, and the bumpers of the local cars are shaped to resemble it!). FOREIGN AFFAIRS In 1976 , the Bordurian government supported General Tapioca, the current ruler of San Theodoros , a fictional Banana Republic in South America, and even sent him military advisors. Officially, General Tapioca and San Theodoros are subscribers to the "taschist" ideology, proof of this seen on page 22 of '' Tintin And The Picaros '' when Colonel Sponz is talking with Colonel Alvarez in the former's San Theodorian office the latter hits a bust of Kurvi-Tasch with a cork. Another common point between both countries is their tradition of military leadership of the state and government and in that respect the many colonels that they hire... Military Borduria seems to be relatively well equipped in terms of its military. However, in one Tintin comic ( The Calculus Affair ), they made attempts to stop the stolen tank that Tintin and his companions were using. However, practically all their attempts fail because of the terrible quality of the weapons it used. SOURCES Tintin albums featuring Borduria:
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