Synopsis:

This is a film about children who were all born in a country that no longer exists. Their stories give a sense of the break-up of the former Soviet Union as well as a reflection of what life has become without Communism.They provide a human portrait of what has happened to ordinary people during a dramatic period of modern history. Through them, we see beyond world headlines into the private lives of people we have watched growing up. Through their archive at the ages of seven and fourteen and now, with the new material at twenty-one, we catch a glimpse of life in a society that was once shut off from the world and that is now trying hard to grab it with both hands.

The kids turned seven under Gorbachev just before the USSR fell apart. At that age they were wearing Lenin badges in school and were still singing songs to the Revolution; at the age of fourteen, they hit adolescence just at the height of the chaotic Yeltsin years. Now that they are young adults, Putin is in charge and Abramovich owns Chelsea football club. They are starting out on their journey into adult life, making decisions about how to make their way in the world. Unlike young adults in most other countries, their parents have no guidance for them, no experience to share. It’s all new and it changes everyday.