| "Golden Hair" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Pavel Bazhov | |
| Original title | Золотой волос |
| Translator | Alan Moray Williams (first), Eve Manning, et al. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre(s) | skaz (fairy tale) |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Zolotye Zyorna |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publisher | Sverdlovsk Publishing House |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1939 |
| Published in English | 1944 |
| Series | The Malachite Casket collection (list of stories) |
"Golden Hair" (Russian: Золотой волос, romanized: Zolotoj volos, lit. "a golden hair") is a Bashkir folk tale collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov. It was first published in 1939 in the children's stories almanac Zolotye Zyorna released by Sverdlovsk Publishing House.[1] It was later released as a part of The Malachite Casket collection. It was translated from Russian into English by Alan Moray Williams in 1944.
The story introduces Poloz the Great Snake's daughter.