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Troika Games Games
Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' or the digit '3') may refer to: * 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 Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (driving)
A troika (, "triplet" or "trio") is a traditional Russian horse driving, harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. Overview The troika differs from most other three-horse combinations in that the horses are harnessed abreast. The middle horse is usually harnessed in a horse collar and shaft bow; the side horses are usually in Breastplate (tack), breastcollar harness. The troika is traditionally driven so that the middle horse trot (horse gait), trots and the side horses canter; the right-hand horse will be on the right lead (leg), lead and the left-hand horse on the left lead. The troika is often claimed to be the world's only harness combination with different Horse gait, gaits of the horses. The term "troika" is sometimes used to refer to any three-horse team harnessed abreast, regardless of harness style or what horse-drawn vehicle is used. At full speed a troika can reach , which was a very high land speed for vehicles in the 17t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (Julia Kogan Album)
''Troika: Russia's westerly poetry in three orchestral song cycles'' is a 2011 album of contemporary classical songs performed by soprano Julia Kogan, who also conceived the project. She is accompanied by The St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic conducted by Jeffery Meyer. The songs are set to Russian, English, and French language poetry by five classic Russian writers: Joseph Brodsky, Mikhail Lermontov, Vladimir Nabokov, Aleksandr Pushkin and Fyodor Tyutchev. Eight modern composers, from France, Russia, and the United States, wrote music for the album: Isabelle Aboulker, Ivan Barbotin, Eskender Bekmambetov, Jay Greenberg, James DeMars, Andrey Rubtsov, Michael Schelle and Lev Zhurbin. The three song cycles on the album are “there…”, set to Russian poems and their English auto-translations by Joseph Brodsky; “Sing, Poetry”, set to Russian poems and their English auto-translations by Vladimir Nabokov; and “Caprice étrange”, set to French poems by Mikhail Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 decorator and driver. The name is from the Russian , meaning "a set of three", or triumvirate. History Troika was set up in February 1962 by Leslie Illsley, Jan Thompson and Benny Sirota who took over the Powell and Wells Pottery at Wheal Dream, St Ives, Cornwall, where Benny Sirota had previously worked. They wanted to pursue their vision of pottery as art, without regard to function. This ran counter to the aims of much of the studio pottery movement at the time, as epitomised by the work of Bernard Leach. They initially relied on the ceramics of Leslie's wife, Caroline (Kingston School of Art). This included the novel double egg cup and the Love plaque. The venture rapidly became successful, gaining both critical praise and very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika Games
Troika Games was an American video game developer co-founded by Jason Anderson (artist), 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 Obscura'' and ''Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines''. History In 1997, Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, and Jason Anderson (artist), Jason Anderson worked on the ''Fallout (video game), Fallout'' sequel at Interplay Entertainment, Interplay. Finishing the initial design for ''Fallout 2'', they were unable to come to an agreement with Interplay Entertainment, Interplay about the future team structure. They formed their new company, called Troika Games (a Russian word "Тройка" meaning "three of a kind") since they were the three key developers behind the critically acclaimed ''Fallout'', on April 1, 1998. They initially planned to do games exclusively for one publisher (Sierra Entertainment), but a different company pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (1969 Film)
''Troika'' is a 1969 American comedy art film written, directed, and produced by Charles Fredric Hobbs. It stars Hobbs, Richard Faun, Morgan Upton, Nate Thurmond, Gloria Rossi, and members of the San Francisco Art Institute. Its three parts are built around a fictional account of the director's attempt to gain financing for a film titled ''Troika''. Hobbs conceived the plot after working with the filmmakers Ron Bostwick and Robert Blaisdell on the short film ''Trojan Horse''. ''Troika'' began as a "modern morality play"; the title comes from the Russian word for a set of three, reflecting the film's three segments. It was filmed in early to mid-1969 in locations in and around California. The score was a collaboration between Hobbs and the editor-co-director Gordon Mueller. ''Troika'' was previewed on October 12, 1969, and officially premiered on November 8. The few reviews it received were mixed to positive, yet it became foundational for Hobbs' career and led to his three ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (1930 Film)
''Troika'' is a 1930 German drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hilde von Stolz and Olga Chekhova.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 Originally shot as a silent film, a soundtrack and sound effects were subsequently added. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacek Rotmil and Heinz Fenchel. Cast * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Boris, troika driver * Hilde von Stolz as Natascha, Boris's wife * Olga Chekhova as Vera Walowa * Michael Chekhov as Paschka, village idiot * Friedrich Gnaß as Stephan, troika driver * Alexander Polonsky as Nobleman * Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ' ... as Tenor * Ernst Paul Hempel as Cavalry Captain * Boris Alekin as Student * Edgar Pauly as Geck * Betty Waid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Downes
Kit Downes is a British 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') as well as artists such as Squarepusher, Thomas Strønen and Django Bates. He has written commissions for Cheltenham Music Festival, London Contemporary Orchestra, Stavanger Konserthus, Rewire Festival, Cologne Philharmonie, BBC Radio 3 and the Wellcome Trust, as well as collaborating with film-makers, video game developers and classical composers. Downes performs solo pipe organ and solo piano. He also plays in collaborations with saxophonist Tom Challenger, cellist Lucy Railton, composer Shiva Feshareki and with the band 'ENEMY'. He is also currently working with fiddle-player Aidan O'Rourke (musician), Aidan O'Rourke, composer Max de Wardener, Berlin-based jazz avant-gardist Oliver Steidle's 'Killing Popes' and with singer/photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Prudovsky
Leon Prudovsky (Hebrew language, Hebrew: לאון פרודובסקי; Russian language, Russian: Леонид Прудовский; born May 24, 1978) is an Israeli film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Biography Leon (Leonid) Prudovsky was born in 1978 in Leningrad, USSR (today: St. Petersburg, Russia) and immigrated to Israel at the age of 13. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, the Film and TV department in 2004. His diploma work, a short film ''Dark Night (film by Leonid Prudovsky), Dark Night'', was nominated for Student Academy Award in 2005, and won numerous awards in prestigious international film festivals such as 62nd Venice International Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Beijing, Palm Springs International Film Festival, New York, Bucharest and many others. In 2006 he co-wrote and directed a TV hour film ''Like a Fish out of Water'' for channel 2, winning several TV awards as well as nomination for Israeli TV Academy. In 2009 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (series)
Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' or the digit '3') may refer to: * 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 Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Perov
Vasily Grigorevich Perov (; 2 January 1834 O.S. 21 December 1833">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 21 December 1833– 10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1882) was a Russian painter, a key figure of the Russian Realism (arts), Realist movement and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki. Life and career Vasily Perov was born on 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 Old Style) in Tobolsk, Tobolsk Governorate, Russian Empire, as Vasily Grigorevich Vasiliev (Василий Григорьевич Васильев). Perov was an illegitimate son of the local procurator baron, Baron Gregor Gustav Friedrich von Krüdener, who belonged to a German and Baltic German noble family, which belonged to the Uradel, and a Russian, Akulina Ivanova, a native citizen of Tobolsk. Although Perov's parents married soon after his birth, there was no legal way to inherit his father's name and baron title, so he was registered under his godfather's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika! (role-playing Game)
''Troika!'' is a science fantasy indie role-playing game with a surreal multiverse setting. It was created by Daniel Sell and published by Melsonian Arts Council in 2018 under a free license, encouraging other indie role-playing game creators to use its rule system to create their own projects. Description ''Troika!'' embraces randomness to produce unexpected player characters adventuring in unexpected settings. Character generation is randomized, with 36 possible backgrounds for characters including burglar, keyboard player, necromancer, dwarf, gremlin hunter, demon tracker, rhino-man, paper witch, etc. Many of the backgrounds bestow a special ability. For example, the Befouler of Ponds, who urinates into ponds and drinks stagnant water, is immune to diseases normally associated with stagnant water. Each character has three main attributes: Skill (to attempt any actions); Luck (can be used to modify the outcome of dice rolls); and Stamina (a measure of health. When Stamina rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (video Game)
''Troika'' is a 1991 video game set published by Paragon Software, a collection of three games, "Metal Hearts", "Ivan's Time Machine", and "Rebel Planets". Gameplay The gameplay of "Metal Hearts" was said to be similar to '' Pipe Dreams''. Reception Matt Taylor reviewed the game for ''Computer Gaming World'', and stated that "Although each of the offerings has a certain merit, this reviewer only had eyes for "Metal Hearts." All are structured in a reasonable, user-friendly way, with a save, password or stage select. Yet, one cannot help but think that, even with three games in one, ''Troika'' may be an interesting product, but it doesn't come close to ''Tetris ''Tetris'' () is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In ''Tetris'', falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disa ...''." ''Game Players PC Strategy Guide'' said that "Despite the inevitab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
