Kilometer 101 by Maxim Osipov lgbt And yet it is one

And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth

their desires and dreams

As They Say is an experimental piece of writing that touches upon the sense of home and belonging

and the future

In a quest to better understand this vast heartland of Asia

Kilometer 101 by Maxim Osipov lgbt And yet it is oneThe November 2022 selection of the NYRB Classics Book Club The town of Tarusa lies 101 kilometres outside Moscow, far enough to have served, under Soviet rule, as a place where former political prisoners and other undesirables could legally settle. Lying between the centre of power and the provinces, between the modern urban capital and the countryside, Tarusa is the perfect place from which to observe a Russia that, in Maxim Osipovs words, changes a