Стаття присвячена кільком катастрофічним подіям, що сталися наприкінці льодовикової доби і суттєво вплинули на історію людства.
Paper deals with several catastrophic events of Final Paleolithic time, which essentially affected the Prehistory of European continent. Problems of so called Black Sea Flood, blow-out of Polissia periglacial lake into the valley of Dnieper river, Billingen catastrophe, all took place at the end of Glacial epoch and caused by rapid melting of Glacial are discussed in detail.