There's a simple explanation for teen singer Billy Gilman 's absence from the spotlight.

对于少年歌手小比利最近消失在聚光灯前 ， 这里有个简单的说明。

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Mr Gilman's portrait of Russia in the 1990s details every twist and turn of policy in sometimes excruciating detail.

ECONOMIST: The Russian default

Mr Gilman's view is that there was less outright pilferage than is commonly believed, though American food aid and bilateral trade credits were two areas where corruption was endemic.

ECONOMIST: The Russian default

Given just how heavily the cards appear to have been stacked against Russia in Mr Gilman's account, it is not surprising that the wayward progress of its economic transformation in the 1990s culminated in its 1998 default.

ECONOMIST: The Russian default