mˈɪnɪn ɹᵻkˈɔːld ɪn ɐ ɹˈiːsənt ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ɪn ɐ dʒˈɜːmən dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi, ðə "wˈɔːɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi", ðæt baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðə bˈɪldɪŋ nˈiːdᵻd təbi stˈoːɹmd, mɚɹˈæl ɐmˌʌŋ ðə vɪktˈoːɹiəs sˈoʊviət sˈoʊldʒɚz wʌz lˈoʊ.
Minin recalled in a recent interview in a German documentary, the "War of the Century", that by the time the building needed to be stormed, morale among the victorious Soviet soldiers was low.