| famous for | communist leader |
| He was the first leader of the Soviet Union | |
| The most notable Communist leader of the Soviet union | |
| Responsible for 'De-Stalinization' in the Soviet Union | |
| The last Leader of the Soviet Union | |
| The most Notable Chinese Communist leader | |
| A major political rival of Mao Zedong during the 1930s | |
| The day before his funeral, some 100,000 students marched on Tiananmen square, leading to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. | |
| Dominant Leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. | |
| Preceded by Yuri Andropov | |
| A Soviet politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 12 November 1982 until his death fifteen months later. | |