: It provides a vivid look into the early Soviet era and the formation of the "Militsiya" (police force).
You can find the book in (a common Russian e-book standard) on several digital libraries: RuLit : This site offers a direct download for the FB2 file. nilin ispytatelnyi srok skachat fb2
: Along with his other famous novel, Cruelty ( Zhestokost ), Nilin is praised for questioning whether the ends always justify the means in the pursuit of social order. : It provides a vivid look into the