▁Security ▁supported ▁his ▁pro - B ul gar ian ▁and ▁anti - Mac ed on istic ▁political ▁activity . ▁However , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Bor is ▁V ish in sky , ▁a ▁Sk op je ▁journalist , ▁decided ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁interview ▁Mih ail ov . ▁He ▁expressed ▁his ▁hope ▁for ▁such ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁Radio ▁V at ican , ▁which ▁contact ed ▁Anton ▁Pop ov , ▁a ▁journalist ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁station . ▁Pop ov ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁abroad ▁that ▁Ivan ▁Mih ail ov ▁trust ed ▁most . ▁S ens ing ▁the ▁imp ending ▁collapse ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁he ▁cons ented ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁interview , ▁but ▁only ▁provided ▁written ▁answers . ▁It ▁then ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁shock ▁for ▁many ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁war , ▁the ▁popular ▁TV ▁anchor ▁Ke v ork ▁Ke v ork yan ▁contact ed ▁Mih ail ov , ▁thought ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁long ▁since ▁dece ased , ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁long ▁interview ▁with ▁him . ▁After ▁the ▁long ▁years ▁of ▁official ▁propag anda ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁an ▁" en emy ▁of ▁the ▁people " ▁by ▁many . ▁This ▁was ▁Mih ail ov ' s ▁last ▁interview . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Rome ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁In ternal ▁Mac ed onian ▁Revolution ary ▁Organ ization ▁( IM RO )