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Piotr Dmitrijevitch Galitzine, Prince Galitzine

Born Mendoza, 25 Mar 1955

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A life in time

  1. 25 Mar 1955

    Born in Mendoza

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Mendoza.

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The 1950s · Piotr is born in Mendoza

In the news1955–1956

Major polio epidemic strikes Argentina

A massive polio epidemic broke out between late 1955 and early 1956, causing widespread fear and prompting the introduction of Salk and Sabin vaccines into the childhood immunization calendar.

Getting around

Train travel times between towns

The "Expreso Epecuen" train service between Puente Alsina and Carhué operated with a travel time of 10 hours between 1945 and 1960.

At the table

Standard home meals and special pasta dishes

Typical home menus often consisted of meat served with peas or potatoes, while filled pastas like ravioli, which contained spinach and minced brains, were common for special occasions.

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.Around the world · 1957

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.

Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0

What people wore

The Divito fashion for men

In the 1940s and 1950s, a popular masculine style known as moda Divito featured baggy trousers with 10-centimeter-high cuffs and a wide sash, 15 to 20 centimeters tall, worn to secure the pants above the waist.

Music

Folk music record hits

In 1947, the rasguido doble El rancho 'e la Cambicha became a massive hit, selling three million copies and helping kickstart a cultural shift toward folk music in Argentine homes.

Daily life

Inequity in water access across regions

While nearly all homes in Buenos Aires city had running water by 1960, only 42 percent of homes in the wider province of Buenos Aires enjoyed the same service. Many households relied on manual water pumps until infrastructure improvements expanded access.