Did Prokhorov receive any major recognitions posthumously?
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Prokhorov did not receive any major recognitions posthumously. In fact, his work was largely forgotten after his death. This was due in part to the fact that he was not a member of the Communist Party, and his work was seen as being too critical of the Soviet system.
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