It is believed that Munly chose the Russian spelling of the track titles in homage to Prokofiev's original story.

"[6]Similarly, the press release informs the listener that "'Petr & The Wulf' is the correct telling of a story about which most have been woefully misinformed.

[14][b] In October 2019, band members Munly and Rebecca Vera collaborated with Devil's Jump Press to produce limited-edition lyric booklets for the album.

[9] The song "Grandfater" was featured on the Smooch Records compilation album Radio 1190: Local Shakedown, Vol.

Taipei Times' Taylor Briere praised the lyrics and instrumentation, giving the album a "deranged, circus-like feel and many wonderful musical moments".

[17] Embo Blake of Hybrid Magazine called the music "weirdly irreverent" and compared the tone to that of the "dark and twisted" 2006 animated Peter & the Wolf film.

[18] Maarten Schiethart of Penny Black Music, based in the UK, describes Munly as a "keen innovator" and the album full of "great ideas," although the backing band overshadowed the vocals.

Matt Schild wrote that the album works on "an intellectual level" but found it "too easy to get tangled up in the narrative" and called the arrangements "overwhelmingly dismal".