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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; fall; mariashirinkina; monster; murder; nobodycares; putin; putinbodycount; shirinkina; shklyarov; vladimirshklyarov
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Another body added to Putin’s grisly legacy. But tell me again how free Russia is.
To: Apparatchik
Leadership by defenestration...
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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
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posted on
11/18/2024 3:52:04 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
Maybe he lost his balance....
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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.
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posted on
11/18/2024 3:56:34 PM PST
by
xp38
To: Apparatchik
Vince Foster killed himself.
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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 ?
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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.
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posted on
11/18/2024 4:01:56 PM PST
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
To: Apparatchik
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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”
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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.
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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.
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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...
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?
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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.
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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....
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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...
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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
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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.
___________________________________
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.
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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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