the last 15 years of his life shchebalsky spent in poland, first as a head of educational directories - first of suwałki (from 1871), then of warsaw (from 1875). after retirement he became the editor of "varshavsky dnevnik" (the warsaw diary), the only russian newspaper in poland which during years of his leadership became a prominent publication, both allies and opponents praising shchebalsky's objectivity and literary talent. pyotr shchebalsky died in warsaw on march 20, 1886.