What is "skryabin"

Skryabin, Skrjabin; Scriabine or Scriabin may refer to

• Skryabin (surname)
• Skryabin (band), a Ukrainian pop/rock band
• 6549 Skryabin, a main-belt asteroid named after Alexander Scriabin

Skryabin (, also transliterated as Scriabin or Skriabin) is a band from western Ukraine founded in 1989. Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko was the band's lead singer until his death in 2015.

During its existence Skryabin has gone from electronic dark wave to alternative/pop rock. Typically heritage of the band is divided into "the old Skryabin" and "the new Skryabin". The border between these two runs in 2000-2003.

One of the group's 2005 songs, Lyudy Yak Korabli , spent a record 39 continuous weeks (as of the end of 2007) on FDR Radiocenter's Top 40, which began tracking Ukrainian radioplay in May 2002. In February 2006 Stari Fotohrafiyi debuted at #1 on the chart and Padai similarly entered in the top slot three months later.

The group was named "Best Pop Band" in 2006 at the "ShowBiz Awards” held in Kyiv's National Opera House.