The date of the referendum is brought forward for two weeks.

Crimea to decide whether they want to join Russia at Referendum on March 16 / REUTERS

The referendum in Crimea will take place on March 16. RIA Novosti with a reference to first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Rustam Temirgaliev reports this.

The term of All-Crimean referendum was revised. It was planned earlier that the referendum will take place on March 30,

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It became known that at the referendum on status of Crimea the residents of the peninsula will be offered to answer the question whether Crimea should remain a part of Ukraine or should join Russia.