US EditionVladimir Shklyarov, Russian Ballet Star Who Criticized Ukraine Invasion, Dies at 39 from 'Fall From Building'
- Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Theatre, has died after falling from a building.
- His death is being investigated by federal authorities, as he reportedly fell from the fifth floor while on painkillers.
- The Mariinsky Theatre mourned his passing, calling him an "extraordinary artist" and a significant loss to contemporary ballet.
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The news came from Russia, in the morning hours after his death on November 16th: Vladimir Shklyarov, world-famous ballerina, died in Saint Petersburg at the age of only 39.
Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov criticized Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine. This weekend, 39-year-old Shklyarov fell to his death from the fifth floor, writes the BBC. It is the latest in a series of mysterious deaths among people who have fallen out of favor with Putin.
Russian Ballet Star, 39, Dies in Fall From Balcony
A famed Russian ballet star has died after falling off a fifth-floor balcony in St. Petersburg. TMZ reports that 39-year-old Vladimir Shklyarov, named in 2020 as an Honored Artist of Russia, took his fatal fall on Saturday, which has preliminarily been ruled an accident, per Russian state news agency Ria...
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