The Polist (Russian: река́ По́листь) is a river in Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast and in Poddorsky and Starorussky Districts, as well as in the town of Staraya Russa of Novgorod Oblast of Russia.

The source of the Polist is in Lake Polisto in the east of Pskov Oblast, in the western part of the Valdai Hills.

The upper course of the Polist is located in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System, one of the biggest raised bog areas in Europe.

The Polist flows northeast, enters Novgorod Oblast, and joins the Lovat at its delta.

The major part of Polistovsky Nature Reserve lies in the river basin of the Polist.