▁Min sky ▁became ▁ill ▁and ▁Hof ner ▁w ound ▁down ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Final ▁days ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁Me ester ▁ ▁prize ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Zw ol le , ▁G ou ke ▁Loop stra . ▁This ▁award ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁residents ▁of ▁Zw ol le ▁who ▁have ▁won ▁their ▁city ▁world ▁ren own . ▁ ▁Min sky , ▁sens ing ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁near , ▁completely ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁thousand - year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ization ▁of ▁K ie van ▁Rus '. ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁initi ators ▁of ▁this ▁anni versary ▁celebr ation , ▁eventually ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁attended , ▁among ▁others , ▁by ▁Her ▁Majesty , ▁Queen ▁Beat rix ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁Min sky ▁died ▁nine ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Zw ol le ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October . ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁K oren , ▁Ker ken ▁en ▁K oz ak ken , ▁. ▁ ▁Living ▁strings ▁– ▁U las ▁Sam t j uk , ▁Detroit ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ ▁DVD ▁film ▁Don ▁C oss ack ▁Ch oir ▁Serge ▁Jar off ▁Br illiant class ics ▁nr . 8 8 9 2 ▁ ▁L ys en ko , ▁Ivan . ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁Sing ers , ▁K iev , ▁