The film is based on sketches by artists N. Golikov and T. Zubkova.
The plot is based on the motives of Russian epics about Dobrynya Nikitich and his struggle with the Serpent Gorynych.
1966 - Lenin's Komsomol's Prize.
In the mid-1990s, the animation was released in the collection of the best Soviet cartoons Studio PRO Video on VHS.
After 2007, the film was released on DVD concern "Mega Video" (collector's edition).