<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table center"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/58cd425e112f7043268b4ddd-2400/ap9362969181.jpg" alt="Joseph Stalin" data-mce-source="AP Photo" data-mce-caption="Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920's until his death in 1953. He was known as one of the most brutal authoritarian leaders in modern history. John Kasich thinks there are similarities between Stalin and current Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has embraced in much warmer terms." /><p class="source"><span>AP Photo</span></p><p class="caption">Joseph Stalin, pictured, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. His great-grandson is an artist living in Georgia.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>While the names of the 20th century's most brutal <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/dictators">dictators</a> will forever go down in history, much less is known about their descendants.</p><p>As it turns out, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, and other infamous figures all have living descendants. Some are politicians, others are artists, and others are living relatively anonymously.</p><p>Read on to find out what the descendants of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/most-ruthless-leaders-of-all-time-2016-11">ruthless dictators</a> are doing today:</p>

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What the living descendants of notorious dictators are doing today

AP PhotoJoseph Stalin, pictured, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. His great-grandson is an artist living in Georgia.While the names of the 20th century's most brutal dictators will forever go down in history, much less is known about their descendants.As it turns out, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, and other infamous figures all have living descendants. Some are politicians, others are artists, and others are living relatively anonymously.Read on to find out what the descendants of ruthless dictators are doing today:

AP PhotoJoseph Stalin, pictured, was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. His great-grandson is an artist living in Georgia.

What the living descendants of notorious dictators are doing today

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