Issues of the collection contain articles of various content. They can be roughly divided into the following groups: articles of a general theoretical nature; works on the problems of the origin of religion and its history in the ancient world; studies on the history of religion and atheism in the era of feudalism and capitalism; materials on the history of legislation on freedom of conscience in the USSR and other countries of the socialist camp; posted items. The most extensive group of articles devoted to the study of a number of issues of the history of religion and atheism in the era of feudalism and capitalism.