The Russian government decided to create on the basis of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) and other Russian scientific reference books a "nationwide scientific and educational interactive encyclopedic portal". Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the creation of a working group that will create a portal. The corresponding document is published on the official portal of legal information. The working group will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko.

The office of the President of Uzbekistan denied reports of the death of the head of state Islam Karimov, reported . RIA Novosti The interlocutor of the agency said that Karimov's condition is assessed as stable. “Doctors assess his condition as stable,” a source told Interfax. Earlier on Monday, the media reported that the president of Uzbekistan died at the age of 79 in Tashkent.

Uzbek President Islam Karimov died in Tashkent at the age of 79, Fergana News reported citing an unnamed source. There have been no official comments yet. According to the publication, the president died at 15-16 hours Tashkent time (13:00 Moscow time). The death of the head of Uzbekistan was confirmed to Gazeta.Ru by an expert on Central Asia, Arkady Dubnov, citing his own informed sources in the country.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to increase state duties on foreign passports and driver's licenses by one and a half to three times. The document amending the Tax Code is published on the portal of draft regulations. According to the amendments, the cost of a driver's license fee will increase from 2,000 to 3,000 rubles, a car registration certificate - from 500 to 1,500 rubles.

The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to remove Paralympic athletes from the Games in Rio de Janeiro also applies to the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea), the official website of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RCP) reports .

Lawyers for the former governor of the Kirov region appealed against the extension of the arrest, reports . RIA Novosti “The court received a lawyer's complaint about the extension of the measure of restraint. The date for its consideration has not yet been set, ”the agency quotes the representative of the Basmanny Court, Yunona Tsareva. Recall that on August 22, the Basmanny Court extended the arrest of Nikita Belykh until December 24.

The Moscow City Court did not accept the application of the Eksmo publishing house to impose preliminary injunctions on the Yandex website, the Vedomosti newspaper reports , citing court representative Ulyana Solopova. According to the publication, the court found no grounds for blocking pirate sites from Yandex search results.

The Federation of Synchronized Swimming of Russia promised to help the athlete, who put up for sale a car donated by the president for a gold medal at the Olympics, reports R-sport. “The girl is young, not from the most wealthy family, she wanted to solve the issue of housing, having received money for a car. The Federation, of course, will help her, but the car does not need to be sold, ”said Alexei Vlasenko, Acting President of the Synchronized Swimming Federation.

Rosneft head Igor Sechin asked the government to let the company buy the state-owned stake in Bashneft for $5 billion, at a premium to the market, reported , citing two senior officials. Bloomberg According to Sechin, this deal, together with the subsequent privatization of a 19.5% stake in Rosneft itself, will help the country's authorities receive $16 billion and halve the projected deficit this year.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended the arrest of two defendants in the Bolotnaya case, Maxim Panfilov and Dmitry Buchenkov, reports the OVD-info publication. Panfilov’s arrest was extended until January 7, 2017, and Buchenkov’s until December 2, 2016. The investigation into the Bolotnaya case was extended until March 6, 2017.

Former employees of AvtoVAZagregat blocked the M5 highway, demanding to pay off wage arrears, reports . Togliatti Online The protesters constantly cross the road at a pedestrian crossing, because of this, a traffic jam has formed on the road. The rally was attended by several dozen people. According to the publication, the action was agreed. In turn, the press secretary of the mayor of Tolyatti, Nina Karapetyants, told RBC that the rally on the highway was not agreed upon.

A court in Yerevan rejected a prosecutor's request to arrest Russian citizen Sergei Mironov at the request of the United States. It is reported by RIA Novosti. Now Mironov, suspected of transferring military technology and laundering $50,000, will be released. Earlier, the Armenian Security Service detained a Russian citizen along with his wife at the request of the United States.

Russian Post fired an employee after discovering a dump of letters and documents not delivered to recipients in the city of Mogocha, Trans-Baikal Territory. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the press service of the Russian Post. “Currently, an employee who committed a gross violation of official discipline has been fired. The materials of the investigation against the former employee were transferred to law enforcement agencies, ”the press service said.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko fired Boris Lozhkin from his post as head of his administration. The head of state announced this at a meeting of the National Reform Council. “Lozhkin remains my adviser and in a responsible position in the Reform Council and the Investment Council,” Poroshenko said. The President announced that Igor Rainin would become the new head of the administration.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Aleksey Lopatin to the post of Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Russia. The corresponding document is published on the website of the government.