The poem was composed in the second half of 1980s in Leningrad under the stimulus of slight nostalgia for Kyiv. It was aimed to glorify Kyivan backyards, where young people used to drink beverages as cafes and restaurants were rare and unreasonably expensive. Drinking in backyards and gateways was seen romantic bordering disorderly conduct. The backyard of the house #2 in Mykhailivska Street (at that time, Paris Commune Street) was especially popular due to a bohemian café nearby, known simply as ‘the one in Parcommune.’