Director Nikita Mikhalkov documents the history of Russia from 1980 to 1991 by annually asking his daughter Anna such questions as "What do you love the most?", "What scares you the most?", "What do you want above anything" and "What do you hate the most?"

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.