The original versions of Poganaya molodezh and Optimizm were recorded in 1984 with Egor Letov and Konstantin Ryabinov (Kuzya UO, Кузя УО) and intended to be a Posev album.

In late 1984, when the KGB found out about Poganaya molodezh, the band was forcibly broken up; Kuzya UO was conscripted into the army and Letov was sent to a mental asylum.

In 1988, after Letov finished his army service, he decided to reconstruct Poganaya molodezh and Optimizm.

For unspecified reasons, "Nenavizhu zhenshchin" was left off the vinyl and replaced with "Blues (nikak ne nazyvaetsya)", which had previously appeared on "Khorosho!!"

"V sadike" later appeared on the 2007 CD reissue of Istoriya: Posev 1982-1985 on Misteria Zvuka.