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'Santa Barbara': Russia's First Glimpse into the World of US Soap Operas

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The 'Santa Barbara' series premiered 30 years ago on the NBC television network. 30.07.2014, Sputnik International

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'Santa Barbara': Russia's First Glimpse into the World of US Soap Operas

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The 'Santa Barbara' series premiered 30 years ago on the NBC television network.

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Back in the early 1990s, Russian viewers perhaps only associated the words "TV series' with the American series "Santa Barbara”, the Brazilian "The Slave Isaura" and possibly two or three Mexican miniseries. Today, TV series are very popular in Russia, and the variety is impressive — from smart and exciting miniseries, to procedural dramas to соmedic sitcoms to tear-jerking soap operas.