1938 - Graduated from the Frunze Naval School. * 1941 - Graduated from the Pacific Higher Naval School. * 1953 - Graduated from the academic officer courses at the Voroshilov Naval Academy. Participant in the Great Patriotic War * 1941-1942 - Commander of a boat "MO 201" of the 1st Boats Squad. * 1942-1944 - Commander a squad of the "Sea Hunter" boats. * 1944-1945 - Commander of the 2nd squad of patrol boats of the "MO" LVF type. * 1945-1947 - Commander of the 6th squad of "MO" of the Tallinn Sea Defense Region of the Baltic Fleet. * 1947-1948 - Commander of the 2nd squad of small gunboats. * 1950-1952 - Commander of the 112nd Protection Brigade of the Svinemund Naval base of the 4th Navy. * 1953-1955 - Commander of the 106th Protection Brigade of the Poti Naval Base. * 1955-1960 - Commander of the 24th Protection Division of the Black Sea Fleet. * 1960-1962 - Commander of the 18th Protection Brigade of the the Black Sea Fleet. * 1962-1971 - Assistant Commander of the Baltic Fleet. * 1971-1972 - at the disposal of the State Committee of the Navy. Since March 1972 in reserve due to illness. He lived in Tallinn, and was buried in 1977 at the Aleskandro-Nevsky Cemetery in Tallinn. From the award list (1944): "Took part in the amphibious operation near the Tuloksa River as the commander of the patrol boats squad. When landing the first throw, Lieutenant Commander P. Kolesnik, coming out under a hurricane enemy fire, shot the Finns with direct fire, suppressing their firing points. On time and correctly installed a smoke screen over landing vehicles when approaching the shore, while he was under mortar fire. Thanks to the dedicated actions of patrol boats, none of the ships involved in the operation was lost. During the attacks of enemy aircraft, covered vehicles with weaker anti-aircraft weapons with its anti-aircraft artillery. For his courage, initiative and competent use of his weapons, Lieutenant Commander Kolesnik deserves to be awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Awards * Order of the Red Banner (1942); * Order of the Red Banner (1956); * Order of the Red Banner (1968); * Order of Alexander Nevsky (1944); * Order of the Patriotic War 2nd degree (1945); * Order of the Red Star (1951); * Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945; * Medal For Military Merit; * Medal For the defense of Leningrad; * Medal 20 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945; * Medal 30 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 * Personal weapons. Family He was married to Natalia Kolesnik (Nornevskaya). Six children. Sons: Georgy (1943), Vladimir (1947), Alexander (1954), Andrey (1955) - naval officers His brother Igor Kolesnik was a sailor of the Black Sea Fleet during the war. He died in 1942.