Career
Graduate Mikhailovsky Artillery School (Russian: Михайловское артиллерийское училище) in 1917 and Saint St. Petersburg State University in 1924. Vladimir Konstantinovich Prokofiev was a student of Russian academician Dmirtiy Rozhdestvenskiy. From 1919 till 1956 he had been working in State Optics Institute.
He occupied position of an assistant up to 1932, when he was granted Researcher position and Head of the Spectroscopy Sector position.
In 1935 he became the Head of Spectral Analysis Laboratory. At the same time Vladimir Prokofiev taught in Saint St. Petersburg State University (1925-1932), Academy of Artillery (1930-1937) and in LITMO. In LITMO he also occupied positions of the Head of Spectroscopy Department ( 1951--1953 ) and the Head of the Optics and Spectroscopy Department (1953 -- 1956).
Granted Doctor Nauk degree at 1936 and became professor at 1944. In 1956 moved to Crimea due to health problems.
Employed in Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
Was awarded degree of Honoured master of sciences and engineering in 1958.
