so i have been wanting to do this for a long time. As of today I will be keeping an excel file in which I rank all former+current post-Soviet heads of state by hotness

The top 20 is ready ! A few precisions on the sample : I looked at male and female, alive and dead, and at what I consider their "political hottest" (ie from pictures that are on google and do not look like archives, so not too young but sometimes not exactly while in office)

Mostly because of Akhmed Zakayev (), I decided to include de facto states/breakaway territories and governments in exile.

Finally : please no cancellation or holding this against me if I come begging for a job in 3 years ! this is purely physical and an objectivation of their bodies

Let's go for 20-17 !

20 : Ilham Aliyev (Azerbaijan) : daddy long-legs and the ultimate wife guy
19 : Dmitry Medvedev (Russia) : incredible leg-arm coordination
18 : Victor Yushchenko (Ukraine) : pre-poisoning
17 : Anatoli Bibilov (South Ossetia) : absolute Chad

16-13

16 : Andris Bērziņš (Latvia) : incredibly dark twitter pp, which i respect
15 : Valeri Bganba (Abkhazia) : face reminds me of a kitten
14 : Petru Lucinschi (Moldova) : looks like quite a sartorialist
13 : Vladislav Ardzinba (Abkhazia) : is there a 𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑦 gagra ?

and we move on to the last 2 before the top 10 :

12 : Heydar Aliyev (Az) : the 1st time I visited Baku I was tired, saw this sunkissed face on a billboard and thought "why do they have a pic of a gorgeous Floridian pensioner?" and it took me 5 minutes to put two and two together

11 : Maia Sandu (Moldova) : too cute to be higher in this disgusting list, I respectfully apologize to her many stans

Attacking the final ten with a controversial :

10 : Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Belarus) : I did type "Lukashenko sexy" in the google image search bar to find this one, and am happy to see my confirmation bias satisfied (first posted by @Peter__Leonard in 2014 actually)

9 : Mihai Ghimpu (Moldova) : 3rd and highest-ranking Moldovan on the list ! Am a little sad that male Moldovan politicians rarely get the hotness acknowledgement they deserve, here to amplify this fantastic bone structure

8 : Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonia) : I have a hard time calling her "hot" given that she looks exactly like my mom's best friend who was also our family GP. But objectively I think she deserves the spot and her haircuts are always fantastic

7 : Nikol Pashinyan (Armenia) : Probably should be higher on the list ? His beard is as velvety as his revolution...

6 : Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (Belarus) : Absolutely stunning, great fits, the woman sublimates classic shirts. Clothes are always impeccably cut, as is her jawline

5 : Robert Kocharian (Armenia) : Like a decent proportion of Caucasian men, he looks just like the other Robert (De Niro). Very cool body hair game : strong eyebrows, owning his baldness, showing off just enough forearm

4 : Abulfaz Elchibey (Azerbaijan) : Failed 2nd world nationalist leader who looks like a successful 3rd world nationalist leader.

Now on to the top three !!!!

3 : Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukraine) : A complete thirst trap and everyone's favorite. Knows he pleases and wears turtlenecks in order to quietly highlight his advantageous upper-body curves, a trick passed onto him by us busty women.

2 : Akhmed Zakayev (Ichkeria in exile) : Massive crush but out of respect will try to not sexualize him too much. Everything about him is perfect? Impressive frame that can rock a suit and military outfit, good hand jewellery which is always a plus. The real Caucasus White Fox

Aaand the one we've been waiting for, my personal favorite.
1: Almazbek Atambayev (Kyrgyzstan) : Probably escaped jail by cutting the bars with those cheekbones. Massive, classically masculine neck. Only person I know who looks good in a black shirt. Rocking a Kaljulaid haircut