In August 1997, Hungaroton/Gong issued the Best of Communism CD, a collection of worker's revolutionary songs from the past one hundred years.
The Best of Communism CD has been a financial success exceeding all expectations, and the reaction of the media justifies a continuation.
Although the obvious solution would have been to make a second compilation and put this on the market - and there was every opportunity to do this - the producer has instead decided to opt for something that represents a musical step forward.
Among producer Ákos Réthly's original ideas, was the possibility of reorchestrating and reworking certain revolutionary songs. In the person of Pierrot, a music producer was quickly found who needed almost no persuasion to undertake this unique task. He has already proved with the earlier work of The From who are part of the Private Moon Productions (who are associated with his name) that he gladly looks any musical challenge straight between the eyes.
He worked quickly after agreeing terms. The group believed that the polyushka song was most suitable for a reworking, and the remix won the approval of all concerned with the idea and its production. Thanks to them all, The From's own version will be in the record shops just 5O days after The Best of Communism was issued.

The song

The original of polyushka, Polyushka polye (which means The Plains Await) first appeared in the former Soviet Union in 1934.
It was composed by Lev Konstantinoviths Khniper (1898-1974), the leader of the Red Army's artistic mass education movement. He could be described as the Communist Party's "composer in residence", and composed various operas, ballets and other musical composition. He features in all good musical lexicons.
The words were written by Nikolai Nikolaieviths Gusiev (1882-1967).
The Hungarian translation was made by István Raics, who besides translations of similar songs, wrote some hit songs of his own, such as the Májusköszöntô (A Welcome to May).
A recording of the original song appears on the new version. Made in 1968, it features the Choir and Orchestra of the artistic group of the Hungarian Army, conducted by György Görgey.

In the Radio Edit and Club Mix version of polyushka, Lenin's voice, taken from an original recording, can also be heard.