Citizens across Ukraine rallied to celebrate the two hundredth birthday of Taras Shevchenko, an ardent nationalist and Ukrainian poet.
In Crimea, they were countered by rallies by proRussian groups, leading to arguing, pushing matches, and in some cases fighting.
Police in Simferopol kept the two sides apart, while in Sevastopol the proRussians attacked the proUkrainians with whips.
A referendum has been set for Sunday, March 16, in which Crime's government plans to let the people decide whether to join Russia or not.
The vote is being prepared while around thirty thousand Russian troops besiege Ukrainian forces, in the region.
Ukraine's government has been joined by much of the world in decrying the "invasion" and calling the referendum illegal.
However, as no one is willing to back up Ukraine, militarily, there may be nothing that can be done to keep Russia from keeping the area.
International objection did keep Russia from sending troops into more of Ukraine.
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