The Americans didn't expect to speak so much Russian — now the show has Russian-speak

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At first, producers didn't think American viewers would tolerate so much speaking of Russian. But they gave in, and established rules for speaking the language: "The rule is that whatever language they'd be speaking in reality is what they speak," says producer Joel Fields. Adds creator Joe Weisberg: "That's right. If they're two Russian speakers, they speak Russian. If there's a Russian speaker with someone who doesn't speak Russian, they have to speak English." PLUS: The Americans' bleakness is why it's so great, and Alison Wright was so excited by these past two episodes.