Born July 29, 1965 in Moscow.
. In 1987 he graduated from the Faculty of Moscow State University.
. From 1987 to 1990 - Senior Consultant, Supreme Court of the RSFSR.
. From 1990 until the spring of 1992 - Explorer of the journal "Dialogue", from 1992 to February 1993 - a columnist for Russia's lead.
. From 1993 to 1995 - the browser Ogonyok magazine.
. Since 1995 - columnist, deputy editor of "New Era".
. Since April 1997 - editor in chief of the first issue of Anti-Fascist reviews - of "diagnosis".
. From January 1998 - first deputy chief editor of "New Era".
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Kolesnikov was named the journalists' overall newspaper "as one of the authors of the book" History of Privatization in Russia ". Sam
Kolesnikov said in an interview on "Today at midnight, that the editor of the book chapter written by a. Chubais and M. Boyko.
. Since June 1998 - editor of the economics of the newspaper "Izvestia".
. From September 1998 to January 2000 - Editor of the policy of the newspaper "Izvestia".
. From January 2000 - a political columnist for Izvestia.
. He worked as head of the Moscow office of the magazine "Time and Us (New York), the browser program" Man and Society "Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty, as well as political columnist for Russia's lead.
. Was a regular contributor to the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta and the newspaper "New Russian Word" (United States), the magazine Ogonyok
. Since 1998, cooperated with the newspaper "Today".
He is fond of tennis.
Speaks English, French and Polish.
Married. Has a son.