Wonkblog: Are you taller than Vladimir Putin? Use our calculator to find out.

Vladimir Putin is not very tall.That's not meant to be a disparagement, in and of itself, nor is it meant to imply that Putin is unusually short. It's just meant as a reminder that, when we consider world leaders and celebrities -- particularly those with swaggering personae -- those perceptions are often literally larger than life. Case in point: Vladimir Putin, according to published reports, is 5' 7" tall. That's the same height as Tom Cruise, and on the low end for American males in the 40 -...