16.5% of matchups won
254 matchups
Elo 1304
tracked 2025/07/28 → 2026/09/29
mission: Guide Bulgaria under communism · Political leadership · mayors
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing17%
picked as helping wellbeing
179 matchups
16%
picked as hurting wellbeing
75 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Boyko Borissov
→
28.6% wins · Bulgarian politician
02
Josip Broz Tito
→
40.0% wins · Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)
03
Joseph Stalin
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15.3% wins · leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
04
Jiang Zemin
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46.8% wins · 9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022)
05
Nikita Khrushchev
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40.9% wins · Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
Known for
- Longest-serving communist leader
- Implemented economic reforms
- Increased life expectancy
- Cultural liberalization policies
- Navigated Cold War challenges
Based on 254 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/29. Full rankings ·
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