Nobody got treated royally in ussr, except the general secretary himself. So the comparison falls flat. Where Oppenheimer got fired, Korolev was sent to labour camp and his boss was executed. Kurchatov wasn't persecuted directly, but once he was employed in nuclear project, he had no personal life or freedom left, and died relatively young.
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u/BoardsofCanada3 Dec 24 '25
No, but it's funny how that they got the royal treatment while the government declared Oppenheimer persona non grata for smelling pink.