Ballet fans and members of Russia's cultural elite on Thursday filed past the open casket of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, whose life they said had ended too soon at the age of 39.

In February 2022, at the beginning of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, the dancer spoke out against the violence. “I am against the war in Ukraine!”

Vladimir Shklyarov, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer, has died. On November 16, Shklyarov died after falling from a fifth floor balcony. Russian news is reporting that a federal investigation has been launched into the dancer’s death.

Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov’s life was cut short after he experienced a tragic death. The Mariinsky Theatre confirmed on November 16, 2024, that Shklyarov died. He was 39. “The public’s favorite,

Vladimir Shklyarov, one of the world’s premier male ballet dancers, died on Saturday night, according to the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where he was a principal dancer. He was 39. The theater did not say in its announcement how or where Mr. Shklyarov died.

Investigators in Russia are looking into the death of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, after he fell from an apartment block balcony and died at the age of 39.

Renowned Mariinsky dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, died on Saturday after falling from a balcony in St Petersburg.