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Я лично поняла, и думаю, что Маркус совершенно прав. :)
А гипотеза о стремлении производителей учебников максимально упростить материал скорее всего верна, но такой подход ведет к оболваниванию...

But it's not about "sa"/"sya", it's about soft and hard consonants in general, and they exist in every single word.

I think it's the crux of the matter. Most Russians consider proper (or close to...

It's a somewhat harmful point of view in a way that it gives a learner an impression that hard and soft consonants are less important than other aspects of pronunciation. It's the same as telling a...

I agree. Unless a person aims to learn a few phrases in Russian to impress his or her friends, it's better to be aware of correct pronunciation from the start.

I believe, that the fact zedeeyen...

Noooo! "Ся" and "ca" are pronounced differently. You may say, that "ca" + palatalization = "cя", and vice versa, "ся" without palatalization = "са".

It's important to understand, that there's no...