Myrny's second important sociopsychological novel, "Poviia" (The Loose Woman, 1884), describes new social processes caused by the reforms of 1861. Myrny also portrayed the changed social dynamics of the village after the abolition of serfdom in the story "Lykho davnie i s'ohochasne" (Ancient and Contemporary Evil, 1903) and "Sered stepiv" (Among the Steppes, 1903).