Editing Borduria (section)

==Appearances in ''Tintin'' books==
In ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'', [[Tintin (character)|Tintin]] reads a Syldavian tourist pamphlet that reveals the early history of Syldavia and its relationship with Borduria. In 1195, Syldavia was annexed by neighbouring Borduria due to the weakness of King Muskar II, and was under its rule until 1275, when Baron Almaszout drove the Bordurians away and established himself as King Ottokar I. In the later ''Tintin'' stories, this ancient rivalry continues with the Bordurians continually trying to invade or undermine Syldavia.

[[File:Heinkel He 118.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Nazi German]] [[Heinkel He 118]] used by Hergé to draw his airplane in 1939. The [[Swastika]] was replaced by another geometrical form.]]

''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' (written in 1939 by Hergé) depicts an unsuccessful Bordurian attempt at staging a ''[[coup d'état]]'' against Syldavia, trying to remove the king and invade the country with the support from Syldavian sympathizers. The sceptre is stolen, which would force the King to abdicate, however Tintin returns it in time. The Bordurians then withdraw their troops 15 miles from the borders to prove their peaceful intentions.

In ''The Calculus Affair'' (1956), Borduria is depicted as a stereotypical [[Eastern Bloc]] country with its own [[secret police]] (ZEP) (led by [[Colonel Sponsz]]) and a military dictator, [[Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch]]. A statue of Kûrvi-Tasch appears in front of a government building, in which he wears a moustache similar to [[Joseph Stalin]]'s and gives a [[Nazism|Nazi]]-like salute. The Bordurian military of this period is depicted as technologically inept—unable to stop a stolen tank commandeered by Tintin and his companions as a result of defective mines and anti-tank guns. Professor Calculus is kidnapped by the Bordurians after developing an ultrasonic weapon but is rescued in the end.

In ''[[Tintin and the Picaros]]'' (1976), the [[South America]]n [[banana republic]] of [[San Theodoros]], ruled by [[General Tapioca]], has formed an alliance with the Bordurian government, which has sent him military advisors, including Colonel Sponsz. In an unpublished page drawn by Hergé for this book, a bust of Kûrvi-Tasch can even be seen in the office of a San Theodorean colonel. Eventually, Tapioca is deposed by Tintin's friend [[General Alcazar]], and Sponsz is repatriated to Borduria.