Gnist

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Gnist (Spark) is a Norwegian quarterly Marxist periodical published by the left-wing Red Party.

The magazine was started with the name Røde Fane (Red Banner) in 1969.{{cite news|title=A Mysterious and Radical Party in Norwegian Political History: AKP|url=http://www.tnp.no/norway/politics/4203-a-mysterious-and-radical-party-in-norwegian-political-history-akp|accessdate=27 January 2016|work=The Nordic Page|date=24 December 2013|location=Oslo}} In 2005 it changed its name to Rødt! (Red!), and in 2017 again to Gnist. Its political positions are Marxist. Erik Ness was the executive editor from 1993 until 2017, when Ingrid Baltzersen took over.Editorial remark in Gnist no.1, 2017.

Controversy arose in 2009, when the magazine ran an article promoting Bosnian genocide denial.Debate on the topic:

• {{Cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikker/article3214291.ece |title=Benekter folkemord |newspaper=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=13 August 2009 |last=Nilsen |first=Kjell A. |authorlink=Kjell Arild Nilsen }}
• {{Cite news |url=http://marxisme.no/index.php/2008/nr-2a-2008/28-nr-2a-2008/331-del-6.html |title=5. FN, DIFJ og massakren i Srebrenica |magazine=Rødt! |language=Norwegian |year=2008 |last=Herman |first=Edvard S. |last2=Peterson |first2=David |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181342/http://marxisme.no/index.php/2008/nr-2a-2008/28-nr-2a-2008/331-del-6.html |archivedate=2011-07-24 }}
• {{Cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/article3221880.ece |title=Bløff om Rødt og Srebrenica |newspaper=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=18 August 2009 |last=Dahle |first=Torstein |authorlink=Torstein Dahle }}
• {{Cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/article3221877.ece |title=Rødt benekter ikke |newspaper=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=18 August 2009 |last=Lysestøl |first=Peder M. }}
• {{Cite news |title=Rødts tvil om folkemord |newspaper=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=23 August 2009 |last=Nilsen |first=Kjell A.}}