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Radu, Prince Consort of Romania

Born Iași, 7 Jun 1960

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A life in time

  1. 7 Jun 1960

    Born in Iași

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Iași.

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The 1960s · Radu, is born in Iași

In the news1950–1970

Massive rural-to-urban migration

Between 1950 and 1970, about 30 percent of the population migrated from rural areas to cities to work in new factories.

Getting around

Mocanita train travel time between towns

The narrow-gauge train Mocanita took between 5 hours 30 minutes and 6 hours 30 minutes to travel 94 kilometers between Turda and Abrud.

What it cost

Average salary and bread prices

During the Nicolae Ceausescu era, a typical monthly salary was 1,250 lei, while a standard loaf of bread cost 3 lei.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Undergarments and hosiery etiquette

In the 1950s and 1960s, women wore silk garters and petticoats to puff out their skirts, while men used garters for their long socks because exposing bare leg skin was considered very unseemly.

Music

Private home gatherings

To avoid official scrutiny, some people organized private parties called ceaiuri dansante or bairamuri at home, where they played records on gramophones or magnetophones.

Daily life

Homework by candlelight

Pupils often had to prioritize homework based on their light source: difficult tasks were done in daylight, while easy assignments were finished by the faint light of a candle.