mˈɪnɪn wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd fɔːɹ hɪz fˈiːt, bˌʌt wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd æz wˈʌn wʊd ɛkspˈɛkt: ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə bɹɪɡˈeɪdz kəmˈændɚz ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈɔːl sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn mˈɪnɪnz plɐtˈuːn biː ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ʌv sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðeɪ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈoʊɚɹˈæŋkɪŋ dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɛd bˈænɚ.
Minin was recognized for his feat, but was not rewarded as one would expect: even though the brigade's commanders requested that all soldiers in Minin's platoon be awarded the Hero of Soviet Union decoration, they only received a lower-ranking decoration, the Order of the Red Banner.