At the same time more than 600 thousand of cubic meters of timber decayed since 1948 to 1955. On average up to 30 per cent of cut timber was thrown away annually in the Soviet Carpathians. It seemed more profitable to leave timber to decay than to remove it. Nowadays it is difficult to establish actual timber demand for the economy of USSR in 50-s as well as for the use in Ukraine. For instance, more than 3 million cubic meters of timber was cut down in Stanislavsky region in the middle of 50-s.
People sell raw material for peanuts in order to get food for their families.
Forest took revenge on men Ruinous bridge near the town of Khust. Photo by A. Lysenko Uncontrolled felling promoted floods. It had quickly risen in the morning and began to drop in the afternoon. We calmed down, felt happy and went home to sleep. In the street we saw water, which was as still as glass.