Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District may refer to:
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (novel), by Nikolai Leskov
- Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera), by Dimitri Shostakovich
- Siberian Lady Macbeth, film directed by Andrzej Wajda
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