Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov died on Saturday after falling from the fifth floor of a building. The preliminary cause of death was labeled as an accident, with Russian authorities launching an investigation into the sudden death, according to RIA Novosti, a Russian state media outlet. In Feb. 2022, at the beginning of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, the dancer spoke out against the violence. “I am against the war in Ukraine! I am for the people, for a peaceful sky over my head! Politicians should be able to negotiate without shooting and killing civilians, for that they are given their tongue and head,” he was quoted saying by Russian-Ukrainian former ballet dancer Alexei Ratmansky on Facebook. “It is impossible to watch everything that is happening today without tears... I wanna dance... I want to love everyone—that’s the purpose of my life... I do not want wars, no borders.” CNN reported that he was going to have “complex spinal surgery” two days before his death, and was on “serious painkillers.” He was one of the highest-ranking dancers at the Mariinsky Theater in Russia. Shklyarov was married to Maria Shirinkina, another dancer at the theater. The pair had a son and daughter. “It is with profound sadness that the Mariinsky Theatre announces the untimely passing of principal dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Mr Shklyarov, a beloved artist and audience favourite, died tragically on 16 November,” wrote the theater on their website. “His loss is deeply felt by the entire Mariinsky family and the wider ballet world.”
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