Until the early 1990s, the population of the largest country in the world had no idea that at a certain time of day, life could stand still for about an hour.
It has been this way since the rhythms of foreign TV series began to sound from TV speakers. For a long time, housewives waited for nothing but for the famous "Santa Barbara" to end.
Those who watched the soap opera from start to finish may be disappointed to learn that it is not the longest-running series in the world.
The record for longest run does not belong to Santa Barbara.
In fact, 2197 episodes is practically nothing compared to the series "Guiding Light".
Perhaps it’s a good thing it wasn’t shown in the post-Soviet space, because we would have had to follow the adventures of several American families from 1952 to 2009.
It’s scary to imagine that during this time at least one generation passed away without ever knowing how it all ended.
In total, the series has 18,262 episodes, which allowed it to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running in the world.
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