 She wrote her first song lyric in 1970, "Everyone Must Fish The Sun Out Of The Water Once" for Alexander Kutikov.In 1976, Kutikov introduced Pushkina to the rock group Leap Summer, and this began her career of writing for rock musicians.Pushkina has worked with the rock band Aria and its later offshoot Kipelov, and with Master, Catharsis, Autograph, and other bands.