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anonymouz says on 3/Jul/09
(though Putin is good at judo and very athletic, so maybe he doesn't have such an inferiority complex)
...maybe, he became an avid sporter to cope with this inferiortiy complex?
Random says on 24/Jun/09
in response to "It seems mostly the essential criteria to be a leader, in Europe, is in fact to be of average height"
Vladimir Putin seems to be of very similar height, at around 5'5". coincidence, i think not... (though Putin is good at judo and very athletic, so maybe he doesn't have such an inferiority complex) Mike says on 19/Jun/09
Actually according to the official medical record,Mao is somewhere around 183cm. To Dutch dude,so far as i konw,the average height of chinese men is 5 ft 8. Anshelm says on 8/Mar/09
According to this thread Click Here he was said to be 1.64 m (5'4½")in Donald Rayfield's "Stalin and His Hangmen". You know, I think that's could be a Nazi forum... Anonymous says on 27/Feb/09
Any one know how tall Kaiser Wilhelm II was? toadyking says on 23/Feb/09
Actually 5'6 in early 20th century in Georgia was really medium height. zack says on 10/Feb/09
Stalin was described as short and that may of contributed to why he choose stalin which ment man of steel. Dave says on 31/Jan/09
Stalin may have been a midget. My mother saw a documentary where they interviewed a British officer attached to a delegation that met him in Berlin just after the war. He said one thing that struck him was just how small Stalin was. also when he appeared on official films in Russia he used an actor as a double. Orlando says on 19/Dec/08
Churchill was not 5 ft 6-7 in but a definite 5ft 8in! Please stop shortening his height! Orlando says on 19/Dec/08
Stalin at 5ft 4in (1.62 m)? NO WAY! That way he would be almost a midget. He looks pretty average height in photos and footage. This mugshot of him has his height listed as 1.69 m (5ft 6.5in). Click here: Click Here liu ye says on 16/Dec/08
You guys are off on Mao's height. He was most likely anywhere from 178-180cm. Here are a few comparisons:
Mao with Chiang Kai Shek:
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Chiang Kai Shek with Douglas Macarthur:
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Douglas Macarthur was a full 5'11" according to this book about him
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From these pictures, you could estimate that Mao was about a centimeter shorter than Macarthur (183.34cm) Mao's height says on 16/Dec/08
You guys are off on Mao's height. He was most likely anywhere from 178-180cm. Here are a few comparisons:
Mao with Chiang Kai Shek:
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Chiang Kai Shek with Douglas Macarthur:
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Douglas Macarthur was a full 5'11" according to this book about him
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From these pictures, you could estimate that Mao was about a centimeter shorter than Macarthur (183.34cm) Akirum byn Anaq says on 31/Oct/08
The History channel got his height correct. All the evidence suggests Stalin was 5 ft 4 in, and no taller. It's possible Truman was shorter than 5 ft 9, but I think it's not unlikely that Stalin wore lifts, though I have no evidence to make that claim. In the end, we must turn to the best evidence we have, the police records from 1902. hmm says on 12/Sep/08
Mao was around 175 cm. Big King says on 7/Sep/08
Even Stalin is on CelebHeights. Well, but he's certainly not over 5'6". Anonymous says on 14/Aug/08
"It seems mostly the essential criteria to be a leader, in Europe, is in fact to be of average height."
That's the reason why high-heeled boots were invented...;D Dutch dude says on 13/Aug/08
If Mao was 183 cm ( or 6ft) tall, he would be extremely tall for a Chinese man. Note, the average Chinese man nowadays is 5 ft 6, in Mao's time maybe even 5 ft 5. Then he should be towering over almost everybody. Zerstoren says on 1/Jul/08
History channel said he was 5,4 Anonymous says on 4/Jan/08
"What that guy said has some truth to it, the book he got it from probably explained it better though. No need for alarm... you wimp."
What was said was absolute rubbish. Saddam Hussein, Mao Zedong, Osama bin Laden, Idi Amen, Augusto Pinochet and even George W. Bush were all above average height to tall. Whilst there are many short war heroes like T.E. Lawrence and Audie Murphy.
And if Stalin is 5'4", then Truman can't be 5'9" There looks to be a definite 3 inch difference to me. And does anyone know what the average height was in Russia during his time? It seems mostly the essential criteria to be a leader, in Europe, is in fact to be of average height. Akirum byn Anaq says on 7/Sep/07
BTW Hitler was 5-8 to 5-8 1/2 and I find it hard to imagine Dugashbili only 2" inferior. Akirum byn Anaq says on 7/Sep/07
Stalin was 2 archin 4½ vershoks. 5 feet 4 inches at 23. Perhaps he grew a few millimeters above that at his prime, though unlikely. We need to list Stalin at 5 feet 4, not 5 feet 6. Kevin says on 26/Aug/07
Wait... let me revise my previous statement. Mao Zedong was probably 5'11, but POSSIBLY 6'0" according to another website I went to. 6'0" would be roughly 183 cm tall! Wow... but that would mean Mao was slouching big time in that phot of yours, Hombre. Kevin says on 26/Aug/07
To Hombre: Actually, Mao Zedong was 5'11. (180-181 cm approx.) I know, Mao's much taller than I thought myself. Does anyone know how tall Chiang Kai-Shek was? Heinrich says on 24/Aug/07
Stalin was one of the shorter WWII leaders (next to Hirohito and probably Tojo) I'd say he's around 5'4 (anything less than 5'6), Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hilter, Harry Truman, Chiang Kai-Shek, Mao Zedong and definately Douglas MacArthur were all taller than him. Steevn says on 16/Aug/07
"that was the most primitive thing some one could have ever said Anonymous. What you said was so stupid and incredile as it seems. Is one of the reasons why humans haven't progressed in society as they have in science and math. Thanks to individuals like you who keep on reproducing."
What that guy said has some truth to it, the book he got it from probably explained it better though. No need for alarm... you wimp.
Oh and Stalin looks shorter than 168cm in almost every picture I´ve seen him. I´d say 5 ft 4 in. hombre says on 13/Aug/07
how tall was Mao Zedong?
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175 cm? Anshelm says on 5/Mar/07
Note that 2 archin 4½ vershoks converts more precisely to 5 ft 3⅞ in. This has significance for his metric height, making him 162 cm rather than 163. Jim says on 10/Oct/06
The media still presents a Stalin of stalwart proportions, and camera angles seem to show him as tall as Churchill, but infact he was a legitimate 5 ft 4 according to his police records from 1902, which state that he was "2 archin, 4 1/2 vershoks" in height. An Archin is 28", a vershok 1.75 inches. JW says on 9/Oct/06
The earliest Police/medical files mention a Iosif Djugashvili: "Height 2 archins, 4 1/2 vershoks. Body medium. Age 23." Click Here Click Here
An archin is 28 inches, and a vershok 1 3/4 inches; This puts Stalin at 5 ft 4 inches during the prime of his life. The measurement likely does not include his shoes, as it seems he had a physician measure him and note his physical particulars as he was imprisoned for a long period.
I believe that giving Stalin a credit of 5 ft 6 is too generous, when the clearest, earliest proof shows he was infact 5 ft 4. Even if you look carefully at the Yalta conferences, with a comperison next to Truman he looks only a bit taller than this, probably thanks to camera angles and a 1-inch lift. Anonymous says on 11/Sep/06
that was the most primitive thing some one could have ever said Anonymous. What you said was so stupid and incredile as it seems. Is one of the reasons why humans haven't progressed in society as they have in science and math. Thanks to individuals like you who keep on reproducing. Gotxo says on 24/Aug/06
Nice finding Orlando.
The problem is that a recent History channel on Stalin and Hitler ("paralel lives" or such) gives him 5'6" and insist that this was a partial reason for his insecurities (the main one a brutal beating father).
On the other hand comunist propaganda was very famous for photo editing, removing whole persons from old official pics, when they were state-murdered or imprisioned. The letters on posters and banners are ofthen changed too, in one Lenin is givin a discourse in a square crowded by people. In the original photo was a banner from a jewerly, wich was erased as it was not fitting comunist propaganda. Anonymous says on 2/Apr/06
H.itler, stalin and churchill were short men . Short men get power through the use of their mind and then use large men to carry out the physical side of power. Most short men have an inferiority complex about their size and many short leaders use lifts or surround themselves with smaller men. Ruling is far easier if one is tall and large as the animal kingdom shows. However not all large men have the magnetic charisma required to be a leader. simple psychology. hombre says on 6/Mar/06
Pretty cool that im in same height-range as Stalin. :) Buster says on 8/Jan/06
Pretty much the same range as Andre The Giant at over a foot shorter!
I suppose there's a possibilty that the history books are biased against him, as he isn't the most well liked of historic figures. A-Bomb says on 7/Jan/06
Hmmm. I'm really not sure about this one. Every history book I've ever read on Stalin has spoken of his height complex and his use of platform shoes. Maybe he was the original lifts user. I would look at all pictures of him dubiously.
[Editor Rob: I was doing some more reading into this guy and yes, I think he could pull off looking taller to people but the lifts issue and his dodgy boots makes me think the oft-quoted mention of his elevator shoes is enough to list him lower...5ft 1-3, which has been mentioned seems improbable though...but down he goes! 5ft 4 though? Hmmm, the range for this guy is pretty astounding. I've read 5ft 1 up to 5ft 6...] hombre says on 7/Jan/06
Cool,I am 1 cm taller than him. :) |