Russian pronunciation query

[Katie Costello]

It's the same thing as happens in English in the middle of the word
'kitten', unless we are small children, in which case the release happens
after the 'tt'.

 > If I understand you correctly, there is a "d," with full closure, but no
 > release until the end of the "n"? -- as in "zadniy"?

This is what I mean.  There is full closure, but the tongue is not
released until "n".  Thus, the way the "d" is articulated is just a
glottal stop, which is released.  The tongue stays on the teeth until
"nyo".

Kostya

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