The Journey of "Furthur" in the Summer of 1964 and its Significance in the Changing Subcultures of the USA

In the 1960s, a counterculture emerged in the United States, characterized by the psychedelic revolution, nonconformism, generational conflict, anti-war activism, and social experimentation. This period saw the beat generation of the 1950s transform into the hippie subculture of the 1960s. A pivotal event was beatnik Neil Cassidy joining Ken Kesey's commune, the Merry Pranksters. Their 1964 bus trip, called "Further," acted as a catalyst for this cultural shift.

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Abstract

В 1960-е гг. в США шел процесс становления контркультуры, которую связывают с психоделической революцией, нонконформизмом, разрывом поколений, антивоенным движением, социальными экспериментами. Именно в этот период происходит процесс преобразования бит-поколения 1950-х гг. в субкультуру хиппи 1960-х гг. Одним из показательных событий этого процесса стал факт присоединения битника Нила Кэссиди к коммуне «Весёлые Проказники» во главе с писателем Кеном Кизи. Путешествие «Далше» летом 1964 г. стало катализатором в этой смене субкультур. In the 1960s, a counterculture was being formed in the United States, which was associated with the psychedelic revolution, nonconformism, the generation gap, the anti-war movement, and social experiments. It was during this period that the process of transforming the beat generation of the 1950s into a hippie subculture of the 1960s took place. One of the significant events of this process was the fact that beatnik Neil Cassidy joined the commune «Merry Pranksters» led by writer Ken Kesey. The «Further» trip in the summer of 1964 was a catalyst in this change of subcultures.