Russian flags were flying high in the historic naval city of Sevastopol on Sunday as people looked forward to rejoining what many see as their homeland after a crunch referendum on Crimea’s future.
On the main street overlooking the Black Sea, the mood was already celebratory as patriotic Russian military songs such as “This Is My Motherland” and “Russia Rings Its Bells” boomed out of giant loudspeakers on top of houses.