it fell to the entomologist malyshev to begin a movement to save the forest. he knew the forest at the vorskla from the time before the revolution when as a student he undertook entomological research there. in 1919 he wrote appeals to various authorities. he also appeared in the people's assembly of the residents of borisovka and made propaganda work for forest conservation in schools and village libraries. his efforts were successful, and after the establishment of zoopsychologischen station (in 1922) the forest was made a nature reserve in 1924. malyshev organized the protection of forests. in the nature reserve began scientific research, the nature reserve, the natural history museum was founded. in russian and germany scientific journals first article on the forest at the vorskla were published. however, malyshev was subject to a political witch-hunt under joseph stalin and he was dismissed from his role at the nature reserve and in 1934, malyshev was transported to leningrad.