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In this special edition of CommunityofLights.com we present a tribute "In Loving Memory" to Vladimir Shklyarov who died tragically at the age of 39 when he fell off of his 5th story balcony in St. Petersburg. Shklyarov married Maria Shirinkina, a first soloist at the Mariinsky Ballet, in 2013. They had two children. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shklyarov posted on social media in support of peace, "I am against any warfare!… I want neither wars nor borders" and “Politicians should be able to negotiate without shooting and killing civilians, for this they were given a tongue and a head." He later deleted the post, and did not comment further on the invasion on social media. Shklyarov died on November 16, 2024. We included Vladimir's extraordinary performance of "Le Jeune Homme et la Mort" which depicts a young man hopelessly in love with a cruel mistress who torments him. Full of drama, it climaxes into an unforgettable, tragic ending. This “ever-fascinating work of art” (Financial Times) has a libretto by Jean Cocteau, and is performed to Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor. It is renowned as a showcase for the world’s best male dancers.