Troika

Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' or the digit '3') may refer to:

Cultural tradition

 * Troika (dance), a Russian folk dance
 * Troika (driving), a traditional Russian harness driving combination, a cultural icon of Russia

Politics

 * Triumvirate, a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals, usually troika in the context of the Soviet Union and Russia
 * Troika (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a three-party alliance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Troika (Soviet leadership), one of the temporary triumvirates in the Soviet Union
 * Troika (Tunisia), a three-party alliance that governed Tunisia from 2011 to 2014
 * European troika, the decision group formed by the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * OSCE troika, the leadership of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: the chairman-in-office and the previous and incoming chairmen-in-office
 * NKVD troika, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin
 * "The troika" during the U.S. presidency of Ronald Reagan: James Baker, Ed Meese, and Michael Deaver
 * Troika of tyranny, a term coined by John R. Bolton for three Central and South American nations (Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela)

Literature

 * The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
 * Troika, a 1979 novel by David Gurr
 * Troika, a 2011 novella by Alastair Reynolds
 * Troika, the fourth novel of the Indigo Saga by Louise Cooper
 * Tale of the Troika, a novel by Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Music

 * "Troika", the first movement of The Blizzard suite by Georgy Sviridov (1974, movie version — 1964)
 * Troika (Julia Kogan album), 2011
 * Troika (D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album), 2022
 * "Troika", the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev
 * "Troika", the eleventh movement of The Seasons by Tchaikovsky

Other uses in arts and entertainment

 * Troika (video game), a 1991 video game
 * Troika, a painting by Vasily Perov
 * Troika (series), a 2010 Israeli-Russian short TV series by Leonid Prudovsky
 * Troyka, a British jazz band featuring pianist Kit Downes
 * Troika (1930 film), a German drama film
 * Troika (1969 film), an American experimental comedy film by Fredric Hobbs

Businesses

 * Troika Games, a video games developer 1998–2005
 * Troika Pottery, a Cornish pottery company 1963–1983
 * Troika Dialog, the former name of Sberbank CIB, a multinational investment banking and asset management firm

Other uses

 * Troika (chocolate), a confection by Nidar AS, Norway
 * Troika (crater), on Mars
 * Troika (ride), an amusement park ride
 * The Troika (Kuala Lumpur), a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * Troika card, a contactless reusable card designed to pay for public transport in Moscow, Russia
 * VAZ-2103, a Soviet sedan car nicknamed Troika