i ▁Hend rix , ▁who ▁turned ▁up ▁one ▁morning ▁in ▁the ▁bed room ▁of ▁Komm une ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁under ground ▁was ▁a ▁counter c ult ural ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁under ground ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁phenomen on . ▁Its ▁primary ▁focus ▁was ▁around ▁Lad bro ke ▁Gro ve ▁and ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁in ▁London . ▁It ▁generated ▁its ▁own ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁newsp apers , ▁bands , ▁clubs ▁and ▁alternative ▁l ifest yle , ▁associated ▁with ▁can nab is ▁and ▁L SD ▁use ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁so cio - polit ical ▁revolution ary ▁ag enda ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁alternative ▁society . ▁The ▁counter c ulture ▁movement ▁took ▁hold ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁with ▁London , ▁Amsterdam , ▁Paris , ▁Rome ▁and ▁West ▁Berlin ▁rival ing ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁counter c ulture ▁cent ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Prag ue ▁Spring ▁was ▁legit im ised ▁by ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁social ist ▁reform ▁movement . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁were ▁driven ▁forward ▁by ▁industrial ▁workers , ▁and ▁were ▁explicitly ▁the or ized ▁by ▁active ▁Czech oslov ak ▁union ists ▁as ▁a ▁revolution ▁for ▁workers ' ▁control . ▁▁ ▁The ▁student ▁activ ism ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁head ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁protest s ▁in ▁France ▁tempor arily ▁shut