Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Polistovsky Zapovednik is a strict nature reserve in the northwest of Russia, located in Bezhanitsky and Loknyansky Districts of Pskov Oblast, in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System. The reserve is about 120 km southeast of the city of Pskov. It was formally established on May 25, 1994. Previously, it functioned as a zakaznik. The nature reserve is created to protect the raised bog ecosystems of the Northwestern Russia.