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Dmitry Golitsyn

Moscow, 8 Feb 1914 – New York City, 5 Oct 1976

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  • Born8 Feb 1914, Moscownot verified1 source
  • MarriedTatyana Lopukhinanot verified1 source
  • Died5 Oct 1976, New York Citynot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Feb 1914

    Born in Moscow

  2. 25 Mar 1955

    A son is born

  3. 5 Oct 1976

    Dies in New York City, aged 62

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

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

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1910s · Dmitry is born in Moscow

Who governed

In the news1917

The Russian Revolution Begins

The Russian Revolution led to the abdication of the Tsar and the eventual establishment of a communist state.

Music

The origins of the Russian garmon

In 1839, a Tula gunsmith purchased an imported harmonica for 40 roubles and used it to create the garmon, an instrument that became central to Russian village celebrations.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

Daily life

Rural school life and meals

During the winter school days, children often walked long distances to class and typically ate only bread washed down with water for their midday meal. While attendance was consistent, only about one in three children who enrolled actually completed the three-grade primary school program.

In the news1914

Entry Into World War I

Russia entered the First World War, which caused severe food shortages, hyperinflation, and massive casualties among the civilian population.

What people wore

Men's Peasant Attire and Festive Shirts

Peasant men commonly wore a shirt belted over trousers, often paired with a felt cap and boots or bast shoes. For festive occasions, they might wear shirts made from red calico instead of everyday homespun fabric.

Getting around

Cost and speed of troika travel

Travelers could hire a troika, a carriage with three horses, for approximately 100 rubles to travel from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, a journey covering over 400 versts that took about 4 days.