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

Cultural tradition

Troika (driving) A troika (, "triplet" or "trio") is a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. It differs from most other three-horse combinations in that the horses are harnessed abreast. The mid ...

, a traditional Russian harness driving combination, a cultural icon of Russia *

Troika (dance) Troika is a Russian performance dance based on Russian folk dances. The Russian word '' troika'' means three-horse team/gear, and the dancers imitate the prancing of horses pulling a sled or a carriage. The first version was created by choreograph ...

, a Russian folk dance

Politics

Triumvirate A triumvirate ( la, triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs ( la, triumviri). The arrangement can be formal or informal. Though the three leaders in a triumvirate are ...

, a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals, usually ''troika'' in the context of the Soviet Union and Russia * Troika (Soviet leadership), one of the temporary triumvirates in the Soviet Union * 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 NKVD troika or Special troika (russian: особая тройка, osobaya troyka), in Soviet history, were the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD which would later be the beginning of the KGB) made up of three officials who issued ...

, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin * Troika (Tunisia), a three-party alliance that governed Tunisia from 2011 to 2014 * "The troika" during the U.S. presidency of Ronald Reagan:

James Baker James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House Chief of Staff and 67th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President ...

Ed Meese Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration (1967–1974), the Reagan pres ...

, and

Michael Deaver Michael Keith Deaver (April 11, 1938 – August 18, 2007) was a member of President Ronald Reagan's White House staff serving as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under James Baker III and Donald Regan from January 1981 until May 1985. Early ...

Troika of tyranny Troika of tyranny ( es, troika de la tiranía) is a description of the nations of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela used by United States National Security Advisor John R. Bolton in outlining United States foreign policy towards those nations. Bolto ...

, a term coined by John R. Bolton for three Central and South American nations (Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela)

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* '' The Troika'', a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman * ''Troika'', a 1979 novel by

David Gurr David Hugh Courtney Gurr is a Canadian writer and author of literary novels and political thrillers. He was born William Le Breton Harvey Brisbane-Bedwell in 1936 in London, England but his name was changed by adoption in 1941. He was educated at ...

* ''Troika'', a 2011 novella by

Alastair Reynolds Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall, moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle University, where he ...

* ''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 Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov ( Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Свири́дов ; 16 December 1915 – 6 January 1998) was a Soviet and Russian neoromantic composer. He is most widely known for his choral music, strongly influ ...

(1974, movie version — 1964) * ''Troika'' (album), by Julia Kogan, 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 Vasily Grigorevich Perov (russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Перо́в; 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 O.S.) – 10 June (29 May O.S.) 1882) was a Russian painter, a key figure of the Russian Realist movement and one o ...

* ''Troika'' (series), a 2010 Israeli-Russian short TV series by Leonid Prudovsky * Troyka, a British jazz band featuring pianist

Kit Downes Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world playing piano, church organ and harmonium with his own bands ('ENEMY', 'Troyka', 'Elt' and 'Vyamanikal') a ...

Businesses

Troika Games Troika Games was an American video game developer co-founded by Jason Anderson, Tim Cain, and Leonard Boyarsky. The company was focused on role-playing video games between 1998 and 2005, best known for '' Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscu ...

, a video games developer 1998–2005 *

Troika Pottery Troika was an art pottery that operated in Cornwall from 1962 to 1983. It was founded by three people, Leslie Illsley, Jan Thompson and Benny Sirota who took over the Powell and Wells Pottery at Wheal Dream, where Sirota had previously worked as ...

, 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 The VAZ-2103 Zhiguli is a deluxe compact sedan car (''small class, passenger car, model 3'' in the Soviet classification), produced by VAZ, introduced in 1972 and produced until 1984. Better known by its export name Lada 1500 outside of its nati ...

, a Soviet sedan car nicknamed ''Troika''