 Burmaka has been an active participant in many events in modern Ukrainian history, including the first Chervona Ruta festival (1989), Student Hunger on Granite (1990), "Orange Revolution" (2004) and Revolution of Dignity (2013–2014).In 1991, she recorded her first CD, "Maria", which was produced in Montreal by the Canadian company Yevshan.This became the first Ukrainian-language musical CD to be launched in Ukraine.