March 15 (BBC News
Europe) On the eve of the referendum in Crimea, tens of thousands rallied in Moscow
against Russia's actions in Ukraine, the biggest such protest in two years. As
many as 50,000 attended the rally, with protesters shouting: "Hands off
Ukraine." One man told the BBC he felt Russia was turning back to the days
of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Nearby, some 15,000 supporters of President
Vladimir Putin came out to support the Crimean referendum. Many of them wore
identical red outfits and carried Russian and Soviet flags "We are for
friendship of the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. We want to say a firm 'No' to
the fascist junta that came to power in Ukraine," one man said.
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