The film became a cult hit in the Soviet Union because of its memorable musical soundtrack, which contains influences from Western rock 'n' roll music.
In Creation of this Animation and its Sequel participated Vasili Livanov - a prominent Russian and Soviet film actor, screenwriter and animator.
He could be known to European Audience as "Russian Sherlock Holmes" . He played his Role in Soviet TV- Series Adaptations of Conan Doyle : in " The Hound of the Baskervilles" and others.
According to Yu. Entin, after Oleg Anofriev sang a song at the concert in the Kremlin with the words "we will never be replaced with tempting vaults for freedom," and circled the palace, including the government box, the government members there did not like it, and even had a conversation with Anofriev.
In parallel with the release of the animation film, the version was released on records, the total circulation of which in two years reached 28 million.
Oleg Anofriev voiced and sang songs of almost all the animation characters, except for the Princess and the Donkey.