Check Out This Fantastic List of Artists the Soviet Union Banned in the '80s
In 1985, the communist party of the Soviet Union distributed a list to radio stations of artists that were forbidden to be played. Thanks to the wonders and curiosity of Twitter, that list has now been unearthed and it's rather enlightening. As you'd expect, "punk," "violence" and "eroticism" are the top reasons musicians were seen as offensive.
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