Tintin in the Land of the Soviets

First published in 1930, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets marks the debut of the young reporter who would become one of the most beloved characters in comic history. In this early adventure, Tintin is sent to the Soviet Union as a correspondent for the newspaper Le Petit Vingtième. What he discovers is a country in turmoil — a place of propaganda, industrial ambition, and secrecy.

Through a mix of daring escapes, clever disguises, and humor, Tintin uncovers the complex machinery of a regime struggling to control its people and its image. Though created in a period marked by ideological polarization, the story today reads as a fascinating historical document — an artifact of early 20th-century European imagination, propaganda, and artistic experimentation.

This edition reintroduces the work not as political commentary but as the first expression of Hergé's enduring themes: curiosity, integrity, and the moral tension between truth and power.



Hergé (Georges Remi, 1907–1983) was a Belgian artist, writer, and pioneer of the European graphic novel. Creator of The Adventures of Tintin, his clear line style and narrative precision revolutionized comics. His work blended journalism, satire, and humanism, shaping visual storytelling for generations across art, film, and literature.