40.9% of matchups won
276 matchups
Elo 1460
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/09/06
mission: Promote De-Stalinization · Cold War Politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing40%
picked as helping wellbeing
232 matchups
45%
picked as hurting wellbeing
44 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Joseph Stalin
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15.3% wins · leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
02
Mikhail Gorbachev
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41.3% wins · leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991
03
Vladimir Lenin
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50.1% wins · founding leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
04
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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80.2% wins · president of the United States from 1953 to 1961
05
Vladimir Putin
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46.5% wins · President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Known for
- Denounced Stalin
- Led Cuban Missile Crisis
- Advanced Space Program
- Pioneered Agricultural Reforms
- Popularized Diplomacy with U.S.
Based on 276 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/06. Full rankings ·
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