On 14 July 1789 Dmitry was somehow involved in the Storming of the Bastille. He wrote his mother about the activities of the National Assembly (France). In 1791 the Golitsyns returned to Imperial Russia and he entered the cavalry.
On July 14, 1789, Dmitry participated in the Siege of the Bastille. He communicated with his mother regarding the National Assembly's activities (France). In 1791, the Golitsyn family resettled in Imperial Russia and Dmitry joined the cavalry.