The signs are up. The curtains are being cut. And poll workers in Crimea are finalizing preparations for the upcoming referendum.<br/> <br />Voters will decide Sunday whether they'll leave Ukraine and join Russia.<br/> <br />One pensioner in Simferopol came early to make sure she was registered.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SIMFEROPOL PENSIONER, LIDIA VASILYEVNA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"People are waiting for really big changes. We are hoping for that. And I believe it will happen. I have survived the war, starvation, and I have seen a lot. And for me it is a celebration. It's like a tiny piece of Victory Day -- no matter the result of the referendum. But I know what the result will be. We are going into Russia. We are going home."<br/> <br />Officials are expecting a large turnout.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEAD OF REFERENDUM COMMISSION NUMBER 08160, VALENTINA NEDASHKOVSKAYA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Many people are coming to vote. They are very active, active as ever, because all the people want to vote. They want t
