Shklyarov, a principal with the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre, is being remembered as an "extraordinary artist".

Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, was among the world's premier ballet dancers and had starred at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Royal Opera House in London.

Vladimir Shklyarov had starred at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Royal Opera House in London. He fell from his own apartment block in St Petersburg, Russia

Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarovdied on Saturday, November 16. He was 39.

Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday.

An acclaimed Russian ballet dancer has died in a fall from his residential block in St Petersburg.