mˈɪnɪn hædtə wˈeɪt fˈaɪv dˈɛkeɪdz fɚɹə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən, fˈaɪnəli ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə hˌɪm wɪð ɐn əfˈɪʃəl ˈɑːnɚ baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt bˈɔːɹɪs jˈɛltsɪn, ɔnðə fˈɪftiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
Minin had to wait five decades for a greater recognition, finally granted to him with an official honour by President Boris Yeltsin, on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.