Well, I'm not a native russian speaker, but I always consider accents as something to be shunned because they can seriously impede understanding. When a person has a foreign accent, he more likely than not louses up some words in his speech and this doesn't bode well for the clarity of his speech.Originally Posted by happyclogs
Keeping that in mind, accents can be fun, when they are not so thick as to hinder communication.
If your russian accent is within the bounds of what is considered acceptable, if russians have little trouble if any making out what your sayin, then more power to you, well done. If on the other hand people have to exert effort in order to understand you because your speech is way too garbled and unintellible, you need to go about the task of shedding some of your accent.
That said, russian is an easy language to get a handle on as regards accents. It has upwards of 10 vowel sounds. This number pales in comparison to a whooping 15 vowel sounds in english. I take it your American? Then you should not feel daunted, because you can have the russian accent licked in a jiffy granted you put your mind to it.
Just remember, 10 minutes per day every day spent doing accent reduction exercises will go a long way.