Mir iskusstva
Sergei Stepanovich Stepanovich had three brothers: Ivan, Stepan and Nikolai. Stepan (1888—1931) was an accomplished poet and graphic artist in the style of the "World of Art" ("Mir iskusstva"). In 1928, he produced a series of drawings for his brother's memoir on the Messina earthquake. These are reproduced in the edition published in Messina in 2008. Stepan was shot by the Soviet régime on 15 July 1931.