{"product_id":"2026100009787-secondhand-cruelty","title":"Cruelty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of post-revolutionary Russia, Cruelty is a morally charged novella that chronicles the story of Venka Malyshin, a young and idealistic militia officer whose unwavering belief in justice and human decency sets him on a devastating collision course with the brutal realities of Soviet power. Pavel Nilin presents a gripping portrait of a man who cannot reconcile his conscience with the ruthless pragmatism demanded by those around him, building a narrative of quiet but relentless tension that cuts to the very heart of revolutionary idealism.\n\nNilin, one of the more quietly significant voices in Soviet literature, illustrates with remarkable psychological precision how systems of power corrupt the individuals who serve them, and how mercy can become an act of defiance — even a fatal one. Cruelty stands as a profound meditation on integrity, loyalty, and the human cost of ideological conformity, and leaves the reader with an unsettling question: in a world defined by cruelty, is decency a virtue or a death sentence?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203286180059,"sku":"2026100009787-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c0141061-6f63-4c98-b740-97fcae795d05.png?v=1788147579","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009787-secondhand-cruelty","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}