Severny Vestnik
The Death of the Gods. Julian the Apostate () is a novel by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, first published (under the title "The Outcast", ) in 1895 by "Severny Vestnik". Exploring the theme of the 'two truths', those of Christianity and the Paganism, and developing Merezhkovsky's own religious theory of the Third Testament, it became the first in "The Christ and Antichrist" trilogy. The novel made Merezhkovsky a well-known author both in Russia and Western Europe although the initial response to it at home was lukewarm.