What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I read this book in my school library back in 2007 or so because I think my teacher recommended it.

It was about a Russian girl who talked about her childhood in Russia (probably around the beggining of the 20th century or so?) The only scene I can recall about the book is this one where she decides her hair is too long and she starts cutting it just a little, but one side is shorter thann the other, and by fixing it again and again she ends up with very short hair and her mother almost has a heart attack because apparently at that time in Russia it wasn't usual for little girls to wear short hair

Was it definitely set before World War II?

The only memoirs I'm finding are about the war.

The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig? I also read that around that time in school. Family exiled to Siberia in WW2. She cuts her hair because the girl at school was jealous of her.

The Endless Steppe for Unitcircle's suggestion.

Google Books has a snippet preview of The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig - Unitcircle's suggestion. You might get lucky searching for keywords.

https://books.google.com/books?id=ugH... There are different cover images.

Quotes from the book:
- I kept the secret but I began my campaign to have my braids cut off. The direct approach didn't work.
"Please cut my braids off," I asked Mother.
Mother responded with a firm "No!"
- "I'll cut it myself," I threatened, unusually rebellious for me. "And it will be a great mess--" I burst into tears, tears of confusion and frustation...