after the kruiz, shulgin began working in germany, where he created "the taiga symphony". this was a combination of russian classic music with western rock-music with music by vitally bondarchuck and lyrics by american composer richard niles. the album featured the moscow symphony orchestra conducted by pavel kogan and respected western musicians alvin lee, paul carrack, mel collins, phil palmer and j.j. belle. successful in the ussr, it was the beginning of the career of valeria who has become one of the most popular singers in russia.