Troika

The general meaning of the Russian and Bulgarian word troika (Russian: тройка Bulgarian: тройка) is three of a kind, a collection of three or simply the number three. It may also mean:

Politics

• Troika (triumvirate) of judges or political leaders
• NKVD troika, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin
• The tripartite committee led by the European Commission with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, that organised loans to the governments of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. See European sovereign debt crisis#Austerity and loan agreement
• Troika (political ad), a controversial advertisement video released by presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky as a part of his campaign during the 2012 Russian presidential election, in the video Zhirinovsky whipped a donkey and claimed the animal was a symbol of Russia

Cultural tradition

• Troika (driving), a sled or carriage drawn by three horses harnessed side-by-side, iconic symbol of Russia.

Music and art

• "Troika", the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Sergei Prokofiev
• "Troika", the eleventh movement of The Seasons by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "Troika", a painting by Perov
• Troika, a 2011 contemporary classical album by Julia Kogan and The St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic.
• Troika Pottery a pottery company St Ives and Newlyn, Cornwall (1963-1983)

Books

• The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
• Troika, a Hugo-Award nominated 2011 novella by Alastair Reynolds

Other uses

• Troika (dance), a folk dance
• Troika Games, a now defunct computer game developer
• 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 (disambiguation)