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I think they say to add "y" because "y" is always soft in English (like is in Russian, but not in some other languages), and consonants which follow each other usually (if no special effort made)...

This is definitely not comparable. Soft/hard consonants are MUCH more important than the "аканье". It is pity that they are taught as if they were of the same level of importance. If you do not...

I being a Russian speaker completely agree with Marcus except that I think that inserting the "y" as advised in English textbooks is even more detrimental than he asserts.

My advise to English...