“Solar Progress” is the fourth collection of poetry by Dmitry Barabash. The author conducts a sometimes hidden, sometimes explicit dialogue with famous artists and thinkers of past centuries, together with them he ironizes dogmas, cheerfully winks at the greats, picks up and develops their thoughts and images, turns familiar words into unexpected facets, revealing their depth and eternal relevance. “Solar Progress” is the author’s creative report, prepared by him for his fiftieth birthday. Preface to the book: Lev Alexandrovich Anninsky.