The collection includes articles on philology, linguistics, history, folklore, art history, archeology. The current problems of the linguistic and ethnic history of the Carpathian-Balkan region and neighboring regions, issues of pre-Indo-European contribution to the languages ​ ​ and culture of the peoples of the Balkans are considered. Inscriptions in the ancient languages ​ ​ of the Balkans (Greek, Thracian, Minoan) are interpreted.