On this day, February 2, 2015, Ukraine was stirred up by the terrible news: the leader of the Scriabin group Andrei Kuzmenko was killed in an accident in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the "Snidanku 1 + 1".
He was a special person. But many understood this only after his death. He is remembered every day not only in Ukraine, but also abroad.
On that tragic day Kuzma returned after a concert in Krivoy Rog. Before the accident, Andrei managed to shoot a video on his mobile about the terrible state of Ukrainian roads.
After the car, which the singer ran, collided with a milk tanker. Kuzma died on the spot.
The hardest survived was the loss of the native musician - parents, wife and daughter. Mother could not believe what had happened, and did not understand how to live on. Then, to somehow drown out the pain, she wrote a book about her son, "My road ptah. "A little later, Olga began to deal with the group" Scriabin ", found a new frontman to continue his son's business.
Parents have created a charitable foundation. Some of the funds collected go to memorable places for Andrei Kuzmenko. Another for the military. After all, the singer to the latter helped them and often went to the front.
Posthumous Andrei Kuzmenko was awarded the Order of Merit of the I degree. On the site of the death of the musician, a memorial sign. In Lutsk and Lviv appeared several monuments to the singer. And in Odessa they created the wall of Kuzma. In Fastov, Kiev region, Radomyshl and Malin Zhytomyr region renamed the streets in honor of the frontman of the group "Scriabin".
Annually throughout Ukraine, rally-requiems and concerts of the memory of Andrei Kuzmenko. In Krivoy Rog fans of the rally get to the section of the route where the accident occurred.
A concert of Andrei's memory was held in the Palace of Sport. The hall was filled to capacity. Then the songs "Scriabin" were performed by friends and fellow musicians.
Remember Kuzma and outside Ukraine. Andrew was not only a musician, television presenter, actor, leader of social thought, but also wrote. Some of the books were published during the author's lifetime. But after the tragic death of his works are no less popular.
He loved to travel, never was late for an interview and was always friendly. He could laugh at himself and others and do it with a unique sense of humor. He always said what he thought. He criticized the authorities and politicians - he was not afraid of anyone.. Kuzma "Scriabin" - a simple guy - a legend of Ukrainian rock. This was remembered by millions.
On the anniversary day, his mother, Kuzma, Olga Mikhailovna, said that he and Andrei's father, his wife and daughter Kuzma would go to his grave.
"At 10 o'clock we have a liturgy in our church, his comrades from Kiev. We'll be in church, then we'll go to the cemetery to Andrei, "said Kuzma's mother.
Also Olga Mikhailovna, who after the death of Andrew wrote about him the book "My Road Ptah," began to write one more, which he would call "Lullaby for Andryusha".
"I try to write the third book now, it will be called" Lullaby for Andryusha ", it is already in the outline. The first part will be about how Andrew grew up, why he became such a person. The second part will be about the musical styles of Andrew. Whom he studied. The last, the third book, will be "Lullaby for Andryusha", - summed up Olga Mikhailovna.
Recall, August 17 last year, the birthday of the late Kuzma, Bilyk and DZIDZIO touchingly honored his memory.