After revolution in Russia of 23.03.1917 on collections of students of the Poltava teaching institute a decision was accepted from an autumn in 1917 to pass to teaching Ukrainian. The decision of collections is directed to pedagogical advice of teaching institute. Іn 7.04.1917 pedagogical advice acknowledged that teachers can not execute this decision. Therefore in autumn in 1917 they or passed to other work in Russia, or were exempt from work in Poltava. Director Aleksandr Volnin in 8.09.1917 abandoned Poltava. The temporal director of institute was become by Fedor Lisogorskiy. Anton Makarenko is a 9.09.1917 request about work in an institute. A request was accepted. But at the end of September, 1917 the director of institute is appoint Aleksey Levickiy. He also taught pedagogics and Ukrainian. Fedor Lisogorskiy taught history and Russian literature; Vladimir Schepot'ev – to Ukrainian literature; Aleksandr Buldovskiy – to geography and natural history, Hryhorij Vaschenko – psychology and pedagogics. Fedor Poshivaylo is a teacher of school at an institute.Thus, Anton Makarenko was not the teacher of school at a teaching institute. Possibly, he made attempt become a teacher once again in August, 1919. But by the director of institute it was appointed Petr Kowalewski, but not Fedor Lisogorskiy. Fedor Lisogorskiy is a teacher of Russian literature and history, with what Makarenko had close contacts and amities.