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How tall was Joseph Stalin?

Joseph Stalin is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm).

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Joseph Stalin’s 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 26 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Wikipedia gives this figure from the biographies by Stephen Kotkin (2017) and Dmitri Volkogonov (1991).

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5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm)

Joseph Stalin is commonly listed at 5 ft 7 in (170.2 cm). Listed adult height.

Source: Wikipedia

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