So I saw this list talking about the 10 richest people of Humanity listing a certain someone among their ranks as the fifth wealthiest man in all of history. Why do these bourgeoise clowns decide to equate the sum worth of an individual man with the total wealth of a nation is beyond me, besides :liberalism: :brainworms: So lets go over some known facts at humanity's 5th most richest person in all of history that even makes Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk all combined look like tiny wheat grains in Stalin's comically oversized golden spoon of wealth.

The reality is that Stalin didn’t have a $7.5 trillion dollar worth nor a zero net worth. Contrary to "popular" belief, he was very averse to opulence and preferred professional settings in interiors as well as having an austere wardrobe. As a communist, as you can probably infer, he hated boogie shit like all the glittery gold glam or rare expensive shit you'd see in other world leaders workplaces or residences.

He was also a salaryman, with a monthly salary of 10,000 rubles (roughly 2,500 dollars if we're using the 5th Soviet Ruble to dollar exchange rate) with an immediate expenditure in party dues paid of 300 rubles (75 dollars) every single month. He did in fact earn enough to stash some money in a bank account. He was also paid for writing books and articles but exact amount is not known for sure. It is also known that a lot of his money went to fund contest prizes, science fairs, writing exhibitions, and his family being his mother, his children and his grandchildren.

He had access to all of the party vehicles to use at his disposal (although he never owned any of them) and he also had the right to use all governmental residences across the USSR and lived in some of them. The key word here is that he never owned them, the State did. All those things were available to him as a party official. Thus after his death his family did not inherit them any property or vehicles and they were all used for other Party officials in the future as they were state property.

At his death, all his worldly possessions amounted to his party card, his payment of dues card, a few rubles, some blank letters pre-stamped with his name, a few sets of clothes, a letter blotter tool, his small collection of tobacco pipes, some tea cups, gifts from comrades ranging from type-writing devices to Chinese paintings, and his personal treasure trove - his library of some 25,000 books.

Too long, didn't read? You probably should but here's the summary: Dude's not rich but lived a comfortable life.