Troika

A general meaning of the Russian word troika (Cyrillic alphabet: тройка) is three of a kind, a collection of three. It may also mean:

• Troika (driving), a sled or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed side-by-side
• Troika (dance), a folk dance
• Troika (triumvirate) of judges or political leaders
  • Especially: Vyacheslav Molotov, Lavrentiy Beria, and Georgy Malenkov, in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death
• NKVD troika, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin

The term in other contexts

• "Troika", the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Sergei Prokofiev
• "Troika", the eleventh movement of The Seasons by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Troika Games, a now defunct computer game developer
• The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
• Troika Pottery, a Cornish pottery studio
• Troika (ride), a carnival/amusement park thrill ride
• Troika (confection), a brand of confection by Nidar AS (Norway)
• The Troika, Kuala Lumpur, a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

See also

• Trojka

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