LTStraipsnyje aptariama fotografo Iljos Fišerio (1927-1983) sovietinių demonstracijų fotoarchyvo istorinė vertė. Mokslinis tyrimas atskleidžia daugiaaspektę prieigą prie stalinizmo laikotarpiu sovietizuotos lietuvių kultūros, kurios nauju reiškiniu tapo raudonoji kalendoriaus diena. Fotoreportażu kūrimo, jų turinio, sovietinės santvarkos įvaizdžio formavimo metodų analizė, pagrįsta specifinių tyrimo sąvokų išaiškinimu, pateikia kritišką požiūrį į totalitarizmo apraiškas viešame gyvenime ir papildo Lietuvos istorijos panoramą vertinga ikonografija.
ENArticle discusses the historical value of Ilya Fisher's (1927-1983) photo archive of Soviet demonstrations. Scientific research reveals a multilayered perspective towards Lithuanian culture sovietised during the Stalinist period with its then newly emerged phenomenon - a red calendar day. The analysis of content along with the methods of image forming and of making photo reports presents a critical attitude towards the manifestations of totalitarianism in public life, and supplements the landscape of Lithuanian history with valuable iconography. Having photographed the demonstration for the first time on 7 November, 1946 (a day when amilitary parade and a demonstration to commemorate 29th anniversary of the October Revolution was held), Fisher would each year go to the streets of Vilnius and make photo reports that revealed historical realia: organisational peculiarities of mass processions, political hierarchy, i.e. the relation between the nomenclative tribune and the masses, as well as dominating messages and moods of those who participated in parades. Consistent recording of demonstrations shows the consolidation of a festive ritual in our country and visualises the ideological manipulation of the Soviet government. The combination of propaganda and the masses cultivates a "fertile soil" for the growth of a new human being. Photographer's documentary pictures capture the metaphorical image laden with resignation and passive flowing adrift. It is, thus, the inner drama of each and every captive nation with notions such as intimidation, repression, and totalitarian regime being not sufficient to justify it, because the crowd is made of individuals whose inner world is not that easy to know and control.