Principal Russian ballerina Vladimir Shklyarov died at the age of 39 after suffering a fall from the fifth-floor balcony of a ...

Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov fell from a fifth-floor balcony after taking painkillers ahead of back surgery, Russian ...

He won international acclaim for dancing the lead roles in all-time great classical ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Swan ...

The death is being investigated by federal authorities but "the preliminary cause" has been ruled an accident.