Boney M. was hugely popular in the Soviet Union in the 1970s, although the song "Rasputin" was banned by the Soviet authorities during the group's concert in Moscow in December 1978.
Boney M.'s popularity in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and the subsequent ban on their song "Rasputin" by Soviet authorities at a concert in Moscow in December 1978 are key elements of this narrative.