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Born in the USSR

Born in the USSR is the Soviet/Russian version of Michael Apted's British Up-series (1964 - ), following the same ordinary people over decades, seven years apart. The Soviet group includes children from across the Soviet Union, including Russia, Kirgizstan, Georgia and Lithuania.

5 movies 10h 21m total 6.9 avg

Timeline

1
Born in the USSR: 7 Up
5/28/19911h 10m 7.2
Seven Up series the first ever reality soap. The concept involves filming and getting to know a number of children, aged seven, across the nation. These children are then re-visited every 7 years to see how their lives are progressing. A varied group of children from different regions and social classes were selected. The Soviet group includes children from across the union, including Russia, Kirgizstan, Georgia and Lithuania. The filming took place during a time of civil and ethnic unrest and poverty.
2
Born in the USSR: 14 Up
7/29/19981h 15m 7.3
Born in the USSR:14 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life.
3
Born in the USSR: 21 Up
11/29/20051h 11m 6.5
Born in the USSR: 21 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life today, aged 21.
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Born in the USSR: 28 Up
5/27/20121h 43m 6.4
Born in the USSR: 28 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life today, aged 28.
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Born in the USSR: 35 Up
4/17/20265h 2m 0.0
The documentary series "Born in the USSR" is a unique chronology which began in 1989 and has continued for more than 30 years. The authors follow 20 children from different Republics of the former Soviet Union revisiting their life stories every seven years. The new film focuses on the age of 35 years, the time of adulthood and re-evaluation when a man finds himself at the "midpoint" of his life. This is a series about the coming of age of a generation, the search for oneself, about the human being undergoing changes in the changing world.