Russia, Vladimir Shklyarov and ballet

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th ...
"He forever inscribed his name in the history of world ballet art," the Mariinsky Theatre wrote in a tribute CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Vladimir Shklyarov, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer ...
He won international acclaim for dancing the lead roles in all-time great classical ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Swan ...
Vladimir Shklyarov, a celebrated principal dancer from the Mariinsky Ballet, has tragically passed away at 40.