[1] In Astrakhan, where the family settled after having received the permission to return from Siberia, Konstantin joined the city's First Gymnasium.

In 1922 Podrevsky became a professional poet and lyricist and a year later joined the Dramsoyuz (Dramatists Union), starting the artistic partnership with his new friend there, Boris Fomin.

Among this tandem's most popular songs was "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" (1924), arguably, the most famous 20th century Russian romance.

The same year Podrevsky failed to forward a declaration to his local tax authorities, and all of his family's property was arrested.

It was the latter's granddaughter Maria Filina who in the 2010 passed the poet's archives to the Vodolei Publishers which resulted in the publication of the Selected Poems by K.N.