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re: History buffs: Interesting fact about Stalin
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:18 pm to whitetiger1234
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:18 pm to whitetiger1234
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“Be careful of small men with big ideas.”
The inverse is equally true of that statement.
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:41 pm to Scoop
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He was 5’5”.
Here something else to consider: Putin is 5'7
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:43 pm to el Gaucho
quote:False
Hitler was 6’4
quote:True
Fdr was only like 4 feet tall in his wheelchair
Posted on 6/11/19 at 5:47 pm to Scoop
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He was 5’5”.
Probably the most intimidating 5'5" man ever to live.
When the three "giants" of world leadership met in Potsdam, Truman, Stalin, and Churchill, Truman was the only one to reach 5'7".
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:01 pm to Amadeo
Another tidbit-Stalin's daughter lived and died in a small town in Wisconsin.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:09 pm to TigerintheNO
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Of the authors of the Little Red Book, the US Constitution, the Napoleonic Codes, The Soviet Constitution of 1936, Mao Zedong is the tallest at 5'8
How are you defining this? The Constitution had no single author. It was written by a convention presided over by George Washington who was 6' tall.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:10 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Joe Stalin also robbed banks before the Revolution.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:11 pm to SantaFe
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Joe Stalin also robbed banks before the Revolution.
We had to sell our farm because he robbed our bank and it had to fold.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:25 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:35 pm to el Gaucho
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Hitler was 6’4
Wat
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:40 pm to Scoop
Also Napoleon, Attila the Hun, Alexander the Great, and Genghis Kahn were all small men and kicked serious arse.
Only guys like Mansa Musa and Porus of India were legit tall dudes.
Only guys like Mansa Musa and Porus of India were legit tall dudes.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:48 pm to Scoop
I wonder what the average height was back then? I know the uniforms at the D Day museum all look really small by today's standards.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:51 pm to Methuselah
I recall reading that the average soldier was around 5'7" and 150 pounds. In that ballpark anyway.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:58 pm to BuckyCheese
That sounds about right from the unis I've seen.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:17 pm to Scoop
Stalin was the Sylvester Stallone of Dictators.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:18 pm to SEClint
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He killed more than Hitler, was half as smart.
History leads me to believe he was smarter than Hitler.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:20 pm to Amadeo
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When the three "giants" of world leadership met in Potsdam, Truman, Stalin, and Churchill, Truman was the only one to reach 5'7".
I thought Churchill was taller than 5’6. Gives hope to me.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:21 pm to OMLandshark
Not shocking to see how this thread seems to excite the Sabanistas.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:29 pm to Tvilletiger
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On one side there is a big marble square building. His tomb.
Stalin hasn't been in Lenin"s mausoleum since 1961.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:35 pm to OMLandshark
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He killed more than Hitler, was half as smart.
History leads me to believe he was smarter than Hitler.
I think Hitler started off stronger, but lost it as time went on. I'm no expert, but from the television programs I've seen I think drugs and illness took a big toll on his faculties.
Stalin hit a real low point when the Germans invaded. Seems I remember even reading or watching that he even secluded himself for a time when things were bleakest.
I think one difference is that Stalin was smart enough to rely on his top generals and such, while Hitler got to the point where he thought he knew better than his generals. Of course, I think Stalin purged some of them afterwards for fear they were too popular, but he used them when he needed them.
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