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Alexander Germanovich Preis (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ге́рманович Прейс; 1905–1942) was a Russian writer of numerous plays and libretti, including those for Shostakovich's operas The Nose and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district.
