Boris and Natasha: Victim's of McCarthyism!

Of the many injustices performed in the world, few are as cruel and overlooked as the lives of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. There story begins in the humble nation of Pottsylvania, a former Soviet Satellite. In these surroundings a child's only hope to better himself and improve his lot in the world is to work towards becoming a world class spy (Pottsylvania's principal export), if this is not realized, one can expect to be blue collar laborer in building Pottsylvania's other export, the automobile: The Assassin 8. Naturally both Boris and Natasha Gravitated towards this profession. Natasha had an easier time of it, as the child of a world famous spy getting into the Pottsylvanian Espionage Academy was relatively easy. Boris on the other hand struggled born into a family of low level auto workers he studied hard and worked nights installing headlamps in order to attend the prestigious school. It was there the two met and became fast friends, some say even more. Upon graduation Boris and Natasha were sent on several low level cases before there big break came: To travel to the United States and bringing a renegade moose and squirrel to justice. These two miscreants went by the names Rocky and Bullwinkle and had been a menace to Pottsylvania for years. Moose and Squirrel had stopped a shipment of Rocket fuel destined for Pottsylvania as well as infiltrating Pottsylvanian television and broadcasting red scare American propaganda in this harmless eastern block nation. Boris and Natasha traveled first to Canada and with the help of close friend Snidely Whiplash made it past Dudley Do-Right and the Canadian Mounted Police and entered the United States. As Boris and Natasha attempted to make proud their nation and Fearless Leader, by the most peaceful methods possible, they were met with only violence and hostility. Several times they had incendiaries ignited in their immediate vicinity, their vehicles attacked and sent over cliffs, And their persons crushed under large boulders. As the news of their exploits and their unyielding zeal began to reach the masses, the public began to sympathize with these stalwart spies. It was at this time that the House Un-American Activities Committee stepped in.
The McCarthy era government saw Boris and Natasha as a threat because they were foreigners from a former soviet republic and they were gaining public support. Normally foreigners that were considered potential threats had their visas revoked and were deported, but seeing that Boris and Natasha had imprinted themselves upon the social conscience, the government decided to take a different route with the two. First through the state department they made an arrangement with the Pottsylvanian government to cut off most aid except the rare transmission with Mr. Big and Fearless Leaded as well as keeping the (now under supplied) couple assigned to The Rocky and Bullwinkle case indefinitely. Next The government black listed the couple among spy circles making it next to impossible for the couple to get domestic aid. The final ingredient in this cocktail of deceit was giving Rocking and Bullwinkle their own television program. Through the miracle of propaganda these two helpless Europeans were transformed from ex-patriots doing their best to make it in the U.S. to nefarious bumbling criminals. Repeatedly the violence wrought upon them was used as a punchline and through clever editing their virtues were overshadowed. Over time the stress of their increasingly dire circumstances started to take their toll on Boris and Natasha. They became somewhat prematurely aged and increasingly aggravated. Soon their relationship suffered. As the government saw the stresses placed upon the couple they decided to exploit it. On a rare instance of rage Boris uttered those fated words "Shuddup you mouth, Natasha" and the producers under direction of HUAC decided to make it into a catch phrase. Many times over the following years those words were edited in, in place of kinder gentler words. Over time those cruel words worked their way into public vernacular and consequently back to their original source. A real malice began creeping into Boris and Natasha's relationship. Finally after years together the couple parted ways. What became of Boris and Natasha after that is largely a mystery. Their is strong evidence that both were incarcerated for some time in the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Some say they perished there. Some say they were sold as human chattel to the South East Asian sex trade. Most believe that Rocky and Bullwinkle truly did get the better of them once they separated. Their is lingering evidence that Rocky the Squirrel was involved in a black ops team that included Mister Peabody, that performed assassinations of people at one time deemed threats to democracy. Despite all of these rumors their is one that does not end in tragedy. A small group of people believe at the end of the red scare, after the fall of the Iron Curtain that Boris and Natasha both made their way back to Pottsylvania and finally reunited and found peace. I cannot speak for the rest of you, but this theory of their whereabouts is the one that this writer would like to believe. Wherever they are let us hope they have finally found peace.