[en] A new method has been developed for preparing a thin-layer target and isolating mendelevium from a collector, which makes it possible to obtain ²⁵⁶Md. The target is prepared by evaporating 0.1-0.2 ml of D2EHPA under vacuum at 100-120⁰C, which contains 0.5 microg of einsteinium 253, an aluminum foil of thickness 4 microm being the receiver. The target is then heated in air at 400⁰C, which fixes the einsteinium firmly on the foil. The einsteinium is irradiated with α particles of energy 28 MeV at a current density of 5 microA/cm². The recoil nuclei are collected on a thin zinc film (2-4 mg/cm²) evaporated onto a tantalum disk. The collector is then processed in HCl (5-7 moles/liter) and the zinc is quantitatively separated on Dowex 1 x 10 anion exchanger