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  Tintin in the Land of the Soviets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit "Vingtième", au pays des Soviets) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé.
Tintin and his dog Snowy are sent on a mission to Moscow by the newspaper he works for.
Tintin discovers that the Moscow region is facing famine through lack of wheat–the bulk of the crop being exported for propaganda purposes–so the communist leadership is planning to pillage nearby farms.
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Soviet propaganda to persuade the world outside Russia that the economy was booming was a particular target for Hergé;, as were the activities of the secret police, the OGPU.
Tintin is kidnapped, but in a daring escape at sea he meets the brave Captain Haddock, and together they track down the gang in a chase which takes them from the burning Sahara desert to the alleys of a Moroccan port.
Tintin is called in, and he and Snowy are soon following the tracks of the evil and dangerous plotters to the deserts and towns of the Middle East, where their efforts to find them are complicated by hazards difficult even by Tintin's standards...
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 The Adventures of Tintin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin was largely based on Hergé's earlier character Totor, a boy-scout with a striking resemblance to Tintin.
Science Fiction (Moon and Flight 714) in Moon, Tintin lands on the moon, and in 714 he flies away in a UFO only to be dumped on a raft.
Tintin in the Congo - (Tintin au Congo) (1930–1931)
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 Tintinophile » The works of Hergé: Tintin and his friends
On January 10, 1929, Tintin and his dog Snowy were born and they first traveled to the Land of the Soviets.
On May 10, 1940, Belgium was invaded by German troops, causing the death of Le XX Siècle and the suspension of Tintin in the Land of Black Gold, the episode in progress.
At the beginning, Hergé denounces atrocities perpetrated by Communists in the Land of the Soviets, then he produces propaganda on the Congo to attract settlers to the enormous Belgian colony.
www.oberle.org /tintin/history/tintin-and-friends   (1127 words)

  
 More Books We Love
Tintin in the Land of Soviets is one of the most sought after Tintin works- not because of the storyline, but because it is the first Tintin work amongst 23 albums, and secondly it has been out-of-print for a long time, save for a collector’s edition special print in 1981.
Soviets was published in a period when the comic publication industry was at its infancy.
The subsequent 21 Tintin works, written by Herge in a period covering 45 years from Tintin in America (1932) to Tintin and the Picaros (1976) have received worldwide recognition- with translations in 25 odd languages and reprints so many in number that it is hard to keep track of.
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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets first appeared in 1929 in a children’s supplement to a Belgian daily newspaper, Le Vingtième Siècle.
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets bears marks of an artist and a story-teller trying to come to terms with his chosen form.
Tintin’s integrity and courage are unshakeable; his narrow escapes already suggest that he is invincible; Snowy more than once comes to Tintin’s rescue.
www.telegraphindia.com /1041015/asp/opinion/story_3879716.asp   (498 words)

  
 Tintin Hergé From the Soviets to the Alph-Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin in America was published in fl and white in 1932 and drawn again in color in 1945.
Tintin is on a cruise bound for the Far East.
Tintin leaves to meet him and is victim of some botched attempts on his life.
www.free-tintin.net /english/albums1.htm   (1946 words)

  
 Tintin and the Picaros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin and the Picaros (originally Tintin et les Picaros) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero.
Tintin hears in the news that Bianca Castafiore is imprisoned for fraud and trying to abolish the government in San Theodoros where a battle rages between General Alcazar and General Tapioca.
Contrary to the more certain politics of earlier works such as Tintin in the Land of the Soviets or King Ottokar's Sceptre, Hergé here presents a more weary and (perhaps) less naive Tintin who permits (with large restrictions) a coup insofar that it serves his means.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Tintin-and-the-Picaros.htm   (412 words)

  
 Tintinophile » Tintin historian
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets only reflected people’s mentality of that time.
Less partisan, the presentation of Palestine is different in the three versions of Tintin in the Land of Black Gold.
Many adults read Tintin a long time after they discover his adventures, maybe because they did not completely understand the historical context during their childhood.
www.oberle.org /tintin/history/historian   (1015 words)

  
 Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Book at Shop Ireland
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by: Georges Remi Herge
The value of "Tintin au Pays des Soviets" ("Tintin in the Land of the Soviets") is as much historical as it is literary since this is the first of Les Aventures de Tintin created by Hergé.
Consequently, it is fairly safe to say that this particular Tintin adventure is really not intended for children until they are old enough to understand the politics of the time in which it was written.
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 Lit.Org - Writers resources, epublishing, zines, stories, authors, interviews, chat, links and more!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Comment: The value of "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is as much historical as it is literary since this is the first of Les Aventures de Tintin created by Hergé.
"Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" especially requires commentary or annotation that reveals exactly what was going on in the Soviet Union in the late 1920s that Hergé and the left found necessary to attack, even in a comic book adventure.
One of the reasons "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is not part of the official canon is because the story is told in fl & white.
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 Amazon.ca: Editorial Reviews Books: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Readers meet Tintin, intrepid red-headed boy reporter, along with his dog, for the first time as they set off to Russia to investigate the evil doings of the Soviets.
The Soviets are generally portrayed as corn-stealing murderous scum; among other things, Tintin is tortured by thoroughly caricatured Chinese employees of the Soviet secret police.
Tintin rockets from one death-defying scrape to another in a whirlwind of chase scenes.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/0867199032/reviews   (361 words)

  
 The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover)) - techwritingjobs.com Info and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Although I have been a fan of Tintin since I was a kid, I actually did not learn of this tintin till I was an adult.
The value of "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is as much historical as it is literary since this is the first of Les Aventures de Tintin created by Hergé;.
The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue...
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 The Adventures of Tintin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929): a fl-and-white comic which appeared in serial form in 1929, it has now been made into a book, and has become a collector's item.
Tintin in the Congo (1931): this comic, which followed quickly after the Land of the Soviets, was also full of propaganda, this time colonialist.
Tintin and the Picaros (1976): Castafiore, on tour in San Theodoros, is accused of conspiracy and arrested.
paul.durdin.net /tintin/books.html   (1409 words)

  
 BookkooB: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets - Pope Saxton
BookkooB: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets - Pope Saxton
Tintin and Snowy are in a car, and a mechanic lights the dripping petrol from the car, and it's a race against time-will Tintin escape the burning petrol, or will he be blown SKY HIGH?
Tintin gets up to all sorts of escapades, including carving a propeller and piloting the plane through a storm, stealing a police boat (tut tut- Tintin, you bad boy) from under the policeman's nose (tut tut- Policeman, you silly boy) and crashing a car into the front of a train, and...
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 Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
Tintin and his dog are sent to Soviet Russia to report on the condition of life there.
After overcoming many obstacles placed in their way by the Soviet authority, Tintin and Snowy reaches Moscow where they discover the horrors of Communism.
This first adventure of Tintin appeared in 1929 in a children's supplement to a Belgian daily newspaper, Le Vingtième Siècle.
www.tintinologist.org /guides/books/01soviets.html   (316 words)

  
 Programming Tutorials - Books : The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover))
The story is in reality a political satire, and the strips are in fl and white and it is evident Herge was just beginning to develop his style.
The value of "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is as much historical as it is literary since this is the first of Les Aventures de Tintin created by Hergé.
This being the very first Tintin ever, it is a remarkable work and is a must have for any Tintin lover.
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 TINTIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin is a young European reporter who goes on all sorts of adventures.
Tintin has always been easily recognized by his tuft of hair that sticks up, his eyes, simple little dots and the little curve of a nose.
Tintin realized that he was only being loyal to his masters so he let Nester be the Captain's butler.
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 Powell's Books - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
In his debut adventure, originally published in 1929, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent him from exposing the new Soviet regime.
Punctuated by slapstick and political revelations, this story is based on the writings of an anticommunist Belgian ex-consul to the Ukraine.
In his debut adventure, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent him from exposing the new Soviet regime.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0867199032-0   (183 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Tintin celebrates 75th birthday
Fans of cartoon hero Tintin around the world are celebrating the cub reporter's 75th birthday.
Tintin's first adventure saw him tackle the Communist regime in the USSR in Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
An exhibition of Tintin art will be held in Brussels, while other shows will take place in Spain, the Netherlands and Britain.
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 Amazon.ca: Books: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
One of the reasons "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is not part of the official canon is because the story is told in fl and white.
In fact, Tintin starts out this adventure without his famous tuft of hair, so you need to read it to find out why his hair sticks up like it does now.
As far as the content, one must keep in mind that this Tintin was written in the 1920s - a time when Europe felt threatened by Communism, and also written for an anti-Communist church-run newspaper.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0785909788   (1553 words)

  
 The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover)) - Seinfeld Blog - Seinfeld DVD ...
Although I have been a fan of Tintin since I was a kid, I actually did not...
The value of "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is as much historical as it is literary...
For a long time I owned all the Tintins depicted on the back cover of "The Adventures of Tintin" and...
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 tintin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets HC (in English)
Tintin TPB vol 3: Cigars of the Pharaoh
Tintin TPB vol 21: Tintin And The Picaros
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 Tintin Trivia Quiz - Written Quiz Answers
Tintin spends a half hour drinking aguardiente with the Colonel in charge of the firing squad while waiting for new rifles in The Broken Ear.
Tintin looks through the telescope early in The Shooting Star (1942) and sees what he thinks is a giant space spider.
As he emerges from the water, Tintin’s quiff is plastered down, perhaps because Snowy was on his head.
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I hope this will encourage you to buy the book yourself and finish reading the free online tintin ebook you started.
To chat about the tintin comics please visit our forum and you can talk with other people from around the world.
All Tintin designs included in this page are exclusive property of Herge and Moulinsart s.a.
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 The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover)) for as low as $19.10 at The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover)) for as low as $19.10 at The Gaming Outpost.
Herge must have been about 20 when he wrote it, and the drawings as well as the plot are very rough.
But, let's grant Herge this: this book was ridiculed for years for its anticommunism, yet after the fall of the Soviet Union, we have learn without doubts about the brutality of the Soviet regime.
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 My Tintin Page
This page is strictly related to Tintin, the famous comic book character by Herge.
The first "The Adventures of Tintin" book came out in the 1940s, which was Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
In Tintin and Alph-Art, Herge's last and uncompleted album, this character was the villain.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Amazon.co.uk: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets: Books
Buy Tintin in the Land of the Soviets with The Adventures of Tintin in the Congo today!
Tintin: The Complete Companion; Hardcover ~ Michael Farr
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 Powell's Books - Tintin in the Congo (Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
The Adventures of Tintin in the Congo is the second entry in the beloved Tintin series, first published in 1930.
This time the irrepressible Belgian heads for the Congo and gets involved in all manner of intrigue.
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