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Age Seven in the Ussr

Synopsis
A portrait of the former Soviet Union painted by seven-year-old children from the length and breadth of the USSR. At a time of breathtaking and devastating political and economic change, how do Soviet children view their society? We meet children from three republics as well as from Russia itself. The result is a fascinating and illuminating glimpse of contemporary Soviet childhood and Soviet life. The intention is to return in seven years time. Directed by Michael Apted, who worked on the original ‘Seven Up’ series.

This film is of historical interest and reflects the cultural attitudes and language of the time it was made.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
1992
Subjects
Anthropology; Sociology
Keywords
child development; children; social anthropology; social change; Soviet Union

Credits

Director
Michael Apted

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£40.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
64 minutes
Year
2012

Related

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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