Aleksandr Kuprin 
The Outrage [EPUB ebook] 
A True Story

The Outrage is a story about thieves who defend their actions before a panel of judges in Odessa gathered to investigate the pograms against the Jews. Its literary style includes comedy, which keeps the social commentary engaging.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin  (1870 – 1938) was a Russian writer best known for his novels 
The Duel (1905) and 
The Pit, as well as 
Moloch (1896),  
Olesya (1898), ‘Junior Captain Rybnikov’ (1906), ‘Emerald’ (1907), and 
The Garnet Bracelet (1911) – the latter made into a 1965 movie.