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Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (story)
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1865) is the most famous story of the Russian writer Nikolai Leskov. Among its themes are the subordinate role expected from women in 19th century European society, adultery, provincial life (thus drawing comparison with Flaubert's Madame Bovary) and the planning of murder by a woman, hence the title inspired by the Shakespearean character Lady Macbeth from his play Macbeth.
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