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 The show's primary protagonists, although being Soviet KGB officials, must masquerade as American-born citizens and so do not typically speak Russian on-screen, but other Soviet spies, immigrants, and—later in the show—ordinary Soviet people do.[([[https://www.vulture.com/2015/03/the-americans-russian-scenes.html|vulture]])]
+===== Russian Pronunciation =====
+Because the program was "so much oriented on the world of Russian Russians and Russian illegals," Joe Weisberg noted that obtaining realistic Russian pronunciation was critical. For the most part, the performers portraying Soviet characters spoke Russian as their first language.[([[https://thereaderwiki.com/en/The_Americans|thereaderwiki]])]
+===== Non-Russian Actors =====
+Other performers had mastered their lines to the point that they sounded practically native. Peter von Berg, who played Vasili Nikolayevich, in particular, has expertise with Russian plays and has worked as an accent teacher. A Polish actor played General Zhukov. Nina's actress, Annet Mahendru, is of Russian descent and speaks six languages.
+Mahendru commended Matthew Rhys for his efforts in delivering a few Russian sentences.[([[https://thereaderwiki.com/en/The_Americans|thereaderwiki]])]
+===== Hall Of Fame =====
+After its six-season run finished, Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter named The Americans to the "Hall of Fame" dramas.[([[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tv-power-rankings-tim-goodmans-shows-watch-now-february-edition-1186081/3-2-counterpart/|hollywoodreporter]])]

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