alexander shulgin has written many hits in russia. his awards for "song of the year" include "aeroplane" (1994), "something common" (1995), "you are somewhere round there" (1999), "snowstorm" (2000) and "don’t hurt me"(2001). shulgin's adaptation of the 18th century russian song "flowers" won many prizes including "montreux 1992," "anigraf 1992," "generation 1992."