Crimea Residents Days Before The Referendum
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Nastia, 19 years old (right) and her friend Tania (left), 20 years old, participating at a pro-Russian gathering near the Crimean Parliament on Friday.
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A lady pins a Russian flag to a young man's chest during a pro-Russian gathering near the Crimean? Parliament.?
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A young girl on her way to a pro-Russian gathering near the Crimean Parliament.
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Sveta Uzmienka with her son Bogdan at a pro-Russian gathering near the Crimean? Parliament.
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A Cossack soldier guarding the Crimean Parliament.
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Ahmed-Kizi Kurdzhian, a member of the local Tatar community says she fears that joining Russia will provoke war.
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Two ladies protesting at the Simferopol — Sevastopol highway on Friday. The sign says : "We stand for peace".? ?
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Khatzhe, a member of the Tatar community, waving a Crimean Tatar flag in protest of possible secession from Ukraine.?
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Meriem Balatova (left) & Zhuresei Dalieva (right), members of the Tatar community, holding a sign saying: "No to war".
"We will boycott the referendum" they said, referring to Sunday's referendum on Crimea's future.?
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