Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, outspoken critic of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, falls 60 feet to his death

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-19 00:27:27 | Updated at 2024-11-24 03:26:43 5 days ago

Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, outspoken critic of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, falls 60 feet to his death
NY Post ^ | 18 November 2024 | Isabel Keane

Posted on 11/18/2024 3:48:37 PM PST by Apparatchik

A Russian ballet dancer who was an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine has mysteriously plunged to his death from the fifth floor of a building.

Vladimir Shklyarov, a married father of two, plummeted around 60 feet to the ground from a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where the 39-year-old was the highest-ranking dancer, told Fontanka.

Russian authorities initially labeled the fall an accident, blaming the painkillers he was taking before a complex spinal surgery.

However, he joins numerous other critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin who have met untimely ends — including others who have fallen from buildings.

The dancer had lashed out on Facebook in 2022 despite the Kremlin’s crackdown on such criticism.

“Friends! I am against the war in Ukraine! I am for the people, for a peaceful sky above our heads,” wrote the dad, who was married to fellow ballet dancer Maria Shirinkina.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: ballerina; balletdancer; dictator; monster; murder; nobodycares; putin; putinbodycount

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Another body added to Putin’s grisly legacy. But tell me again how free Russia is.

1 posted on 11/18/2024 3:48:37 PM PST by Apparatchik

To: Apparatchik

Leadership by defenestration...

2 posted on 11/18/2024 3:49:34 PM PST by null and void ( Every political system is flawed, and all bureaucracies are corrupt. ~ chud)

To: Apparatchik

3 posted on 11/18/2024 3:52:04 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)

To: billorites

Maybe he lost his balance....

4 posted on 11/18/2024 3:55:17 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)

To: Apparatchik

Putin and Hillary should compare notes.

5 posted on 11/18/2024 3:56:34 PM PST by xp38

To: Apparatchik

Vince Foster killed himself.

6 posted on 11/18/2024 3:59:16 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)

To: xp38

Poor quality windows in Russia…

To: Apparatchik

blaming the painkillers

Fentanyl ?!?

Did the Russians participate in the Covid Games ? Were shots mandated by the government ?

8 posted on 11/18/2024 4:00:54 PM PST by OldHarbor

To: ifinnegan

Have Russian authorities added “fell out of a window” to their Causes of Death on a death cert yet?

It happens with great frequency.

9 posted on 11/18/2024 4:01:56 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )

To: Apparatchik

10 posted on 11/18/2024 4:04:44 PM PST by donozark (If the intelligentsia are so smart, why are they always the first ones to be shot?)

To: null and void

I had to look that one up. Got a good chuckle out of it!

formal•humorous
the action of throwing someone out of a window.
“death by defenestration has a venerable history”

11 posted on 11/18/2024 4:05:54 PM PST by sit-rep

To: Col Frank Slade

Only the ones on the third floor, & higher. The lower ones seem to be pretty safe.

12 posted on 11/18/2024 4:06:19 PM PST by Fireone (Americans have had enough.)

To: VanShuyten

Yep. And Frank slipped on a bar of soap.

13 posted on 11/18/2024 4:07:06 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )

To: Apparatchik

At least as free as America with the Clintons and Obamas running around...

14 posted on 11/18/2024 4:07:37 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅 MAGADONIAN ⚔️ LIFE )

To: Apparatchik

"Another body added to Putin’s grisly legacy. But tell me again how free Russia is."

My question is more fundamental .. is freedom ultimately sustainable?

15 posted on 11/18/2024 4:08:29 PM PST by The Duke (Not without incident.)

To: VanShuyten

Strong pain killers and balconies are a bad combination.

16 posted on 11/18/2024 4:11:29 PM PST by citizen (Political incrementalism is like compound interest for liberals - every little bit adds up.)

To: billorites

His old lady....

17 posted on 11/18/2024 4:17:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

To: ifinnegan

Vince Foster killed himself.

...and so did Jeff Epstein - any claims to the contrary are "false", just like any allegations of election fraud...

18 posted on 11/18/2024 4:19:36 PM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")

To: Apparatchik

Same old thug regime

This is why we call Putin a murderous monster

19 posted on 11/18/2024 4:19:52 PM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)

To: Apparatchik

Another body added to Putin’s grisly legacy. But tell me again how free Russia is.

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I’m not sure I can tell you that. Nor can I compare Putin’s death toll with Arkancide.

Either way - America has no standing to cast stones at Russia in this regard.

20 posted on 11/18/2024 4:22:40 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)

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