Inspired by Michael Apted's "Up" series from Great Britain, Born in the USSR: 7 Up explores the lives of 20 young people from throughout the former Soviet Union as they discuss moral values, cultural attitudes, national identity and religious faith. Despite their differences, they all have one thing in common. They were born in a country that no longer exists.

《時年七歲：生於蘇，長於蘇》的7年后延續版紀錄片，採訪者仍然是那些遍佈后蘇聯時代的孩子們。 　　Продолжение великолепнейшего документального фильма — «Рожденные в СССР». Теперь уже ребятам по четырнадцать лет. Страны, в которой все они родились, уже давно нет на карте. Но есть их жизни, у каждого — своя. 　　Мы продолжаем знакомство с этими повзрослевшими, но все еще детьми, и в ком-то из них каждый сможет увидеть часть себя, часть своего детства, часть своих взглядов на жизнь. Помнят ли они о своих мечтах в 7 лет? Осуществились ли они? Что поменялось в них самих?

Dreams, fears, and hopes of today's 28-year-olds in Russia. Revisiting its protagonists 　　every seven years, the film provides a unique glimpse into the turbulent life trajectories of the "last Soviet generation." 　　Following the idea of Michael Apted, film director Sergey Miroshnichenko documented the lives of the “last Soviet generation” from across the former Soviet Union. Starting when they were seven – just before the collapse of the communist empire – the director returned to the protagonists every seven years to re-examine their lives, decisions, and opinions. Now 28 years old, most of them seem rather disillusioned with the modern Russia in which they find themselves. While some are pining for the old order of their childhood, others are determined to master their own destinies.

Born in the USSR: 21 Up is a 2005 British documentary, directed by Sergei Miroshnichenko. 　　Following in the tradition of the original UK Up Series, this documentary revisits a group of Russian children at seven-year intervals to track their development against a backdrop of social and political change. Following the success of the UK original, this film looks at life for a group of young people from the former Soviet Union. The adults here, all introduced to viewers at the age of seven and seen again at 14, were born in a country that no longer exists. Their stories provide an insight into the break-up of the former Soviet Union as well as a reflection of what life has become without Communism. 　　Since filming started 14 years ago, some of the youngsters have left the former USSR to go to Israel or the United States, some have stayed in their family home, but all have had their lives changed. Archival footage of them at the ages of seven and 14, and now new material at 21, shows life in a society that was once shut off from the world. 　　The documentary was followed by Born in the USSR: 28 Up in 2012.

本部纪录片是导演迈克尔·艾普特从1964年开始拍摄的纪录片系列的第一部。迈克尔·艾普特在1964年为英国BBC电视台拍摄了记录片《7 Up》，采访来自英国不同阶层的十四个七岁的小孩子，他们有的来自孤儿院有的是上层社会的小孩。此后每隔七年，艾普特都会重新采访当年的这些孩子，倾听他们的梦想，畅谈他们的生活。人生的轮回从这十四个七岁的孩子真实生活开始，他们天真无邪的脸上写满对生活的憧憬和渴望。“七岁看老”，在这童言无忌的问与答中，人生七年又七年，震撼上演。 　　1964年，导演迈克尔·艾普特首拍此纪录片时，还是只是个助手。此后在他的不断努力下，积累了丰富的拍摄经验，成为知名导演。

Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 'Whiskey'-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.

迈克尔·艾普特从1964年开始拍摄纪录片系列的第一部，采访来自英国不同阶层的十四个七岁的小孩子，他们有的来自孤儿院，有的是上层社会的小孩。此后每隔七年，艾普特都会重新采访当年的这些孩子，倾听他们的梦想，畅谈他们的生活。

《人生七年》美国版延续了经典英国纪录片“人生七年”系列，导演追踪一群在经济、种族和社会多元化的7岁儿童。

新版《人生七年》，采访对象仍是来自英国不同文化背景的孩子。每隔七年，都会重新采访当年的这些孩子，倾听他们的梦想，畅谈他们的生活。

本部纪录片是导演迈克尔·艾普特从1964年开始拍摄的纪录片系列的第二部。迈克尔·艾普特在1964年为英国BBC电视台拍摄了记录片《7 Up》，采访来自英国不同阶层的十四个七岁的小孩子，他们有的来自孤儿院有的是上层社会的小孩。此后每隔七年，艾普特都会重新采访当年的这些孩子，倾听他们的梦想，畅谈他们的生活。时隔七年，当年这些天真无邪的孩子们，刚刚长大。他们初见世界还是懵懂的，面对镜头仍然稚嫩青涩。这花季年华，才是漫漫人生的第一步。 　　导演迈克尔·艾普特时隔七年，再次把摄像机对准这十几位孩子的生活，决心拍摄一部英国人生活和西方人文的纪录片。