 During the 1950s he participated in "Tägel-Leist," one of Bern's subcultural discussion circles.From 1957 to 1968 Golowin worked as an archivist in Burgdorf.From 1971 to 1981 he served in a local government office in Switzerland as a member of the party Landesring der Unabhängigen ("LdU", which was established by Gottlieb Duttweiler and others).