The song was first officially released in 1987 on the albumDesyat let spustya. The song was also included on other compilations and on all of the group's concert albums. The song was included in the second version of the conceptual concert programMalenkiy prints in the period from1979 to 1980, after the group's break-up and reformation. In concert performances from 1982 to 1988, part of the song went into a medley along with old songs such as "Kovo ty khotel udivit", "Skachki", and "Za tekh, kto v more". From 1990 to present, the song remains one of the main concert hits and is usually played at the end of shows, along with the song "Svecha".
Composition
In his memoir, "Mashina" s evreyami, Pyotr Podgorodetsky wrote that he composed the music for the song "Povorot" in 1976, while serving in the army, in the barracks of the military unit of the Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Aleksandrovka in Belgorod Oblast, where he guarded prisoners. On April 29, 2008, Podgorodetsky performed the song's initial melody on the Russian television channelLya-Minor. According to the official version of events, during work on the Malenkiy prints program, Alexandr Kutikov proposed a melody he had come up with, which Makarevich thought was too lyrical and calm. After this, Kutikov and Pogorodetsky prepared a more aggressive version, for which Makarevich quickly wrote lyrics. However, Pogorodetsky claims that he was the one who proposed the slow and lyrical melody, which Kutikov criticized, after which they tried to play it at a faster tempo. Podgorodetsky's version is confirmed by Aleksey Bogomlov, with supplementary details.
Versions
In addition to many amateur concert recordings, "Povorot" was officially included on the following albums:
1980: Malenkiy prints — live recording featuring Makarevich, Kutikov, Podgorodetsky, Efremov
1987: Desyat let spustya — studio recording of old songs by the group, featuring Makarevich, Kutikov, Zaitsev, Efremov
1989: the concert filmRok i fortuna concert film — recording from the group's 20th anniversary concert, featuring Pyotr Podgorodetsky
1993: The Best Songs of Mashina Vremeni 1979-1985 — studio remake, featuring Kutikov, Makarevich, Efremov, Podgorodetsky, Margulis
1999: 30 Years of MV — recording from the anniversary concert, featuring Makarevich, Kutikov, Margulis, Podgorodetsky, Efremov
2000: Mashina Vremeni i Voskreseniye: 50 na dvoikh — concert recording featuring Makarevich, Kutikov, Margulis, Derzhavin, Efremov, and the group Voskreseniye
2004: Kremlin Rocks! — concert recording featuring Makarevich, Kutikov, Margulis, Derzhavin, Efremov, and the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
2009: Day 14810 — concert recording, from the group's 40th anniversary concert at the Olympic Stadium.
