The Magic Pills was also one of the first full-length ballets féerie to be performed in Russia, though Petipa had been commissioned to create multiple such productions by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, who had a keen interest in the modern ballet culture and was fascinated by the purely theatrical elegance that was characteristic of the ballet féerie.
"The Magic Pills" was one of the first full-length ballets féerie performed in Russia, and it was created under the direction of choreographer Marius Petipa for Ivan Vsevolozhsky, who had a strong interest in modern ballet culture and admired the theatrical elegance of the ballet féerie.