Gianni Rodari was an officially approved Western writer of literature ideologically suitable for Soviet children i.e. a Communist who loyally played whatever tune Moscow called for.
I just read my son The Giant's Hair, a story from Rodari's collection Telephone Tales (translated into Russian). The synopsis:
Once upon a time there were four brothers. Three of them were very small, but also very cunning; the fourth one was a giant with an enormous strength, but he was much less shrewd than the others. His strength was in his hands and in his arms, but his intelligence was in his hair. And his clever brothers kept cutting his hair short… until he got wise and let his hair grow out.
Judging by the ideological content (Soviet Union as a shaggy sleeping giant who finally catches wind of the machinations of his wicked Allies) I would guess the story dates from 1948.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rodari
