Uncle Styopa was a series of poems composed by Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n children's poet Sergey Mikhalkov

Sergey Mikhalkov

Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov was a Soviet and Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the lyrics of his country's national anthem on three different occasions, spanning almost 60 years.-Life and career:...

. The poems centered around a militsioner (policeman) who was unusual due to his very large height. It was largely due to this set of poems, among others written during the 1930s in the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, that Mikhalkov achieved fame and garnered admiration from the Soviet population.