He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Yoshihide Kozai, the Lidov–Kozai mechanism.
In 1960, he was awarded the Lenin Prize for his contributions to the Soviet space program.
[3] The asteroid 4236 Lidov, discovered by Nikolai Chernykh in 1979, was named in his honour.
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C.
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