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

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 hors ...

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

Politics

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

, 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 Troika is a term used to refer to the single decision group created by three entities, the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was formed due to the European debt crisis as ...

, 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 (), 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 sentences to people after simplified, speedy inve ...

, 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 James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary ...

Ed Meese Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served in Ronald Reagan's Governorship of Ronald Reagan, gubernatorial administration ...

, and

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

* Troika of tyranny, 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. Early life Reynolds was born in Wales and spent his early years in Cornwall before moving back to Wales, ...

* ''Troika'', the fourth novel of the Indigo Saga by Louise Cooper

Music

* "Troika", the first movement of ''The Blizzard'' suite by

Georgy Sviridov Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov (; 16 December 1915 – 6 January 1998) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He is most widely known for his choral music, strongly influenced by the traditional chant of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as his orch ...

(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!'' (role-playing game), a 2019 tabletop role-playing game **The fictional city in the Troika! RPG * ', a painting by

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 .S. 29 May1882) was a Russian painter, a key figure ...

* ''Troika'' (series), a 2010 Israeli-Russian short TV series by

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) ...

* Troyka, a British jazz band featuring pianist

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 'Vyamanika ...

* ''Troika'' (1930 film), a German drama film * ''Troika'' (1969 film), an American experimental comedy film by Fredric Hobbs

Businesses

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 Steam ...

, 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 (dance), a Russian folk-style performance dance *

Troika (ride) The Troika is an amusement park ride designed and manufactured by HUSS Park Attractions in the mid-1970s. The name Troika means "group of three" in Russian, a reference to its three armed design. There are several variations on the design. Des ...

, an amusement park ride *

The Troika (Kuala Lumpur) The Troika is a three-tower, luxury condominium development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located at the corner of Jalan Binjai and Persiaran KLCC, opposite PNB Darby Park, behind Menara Citibank and Intercontinental Hotel. It was developed by Mal ...

, a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *

Troika card The Troika card (, ''Troika'') is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay for public transport in Moscow, including Transport in Moscow#Bus, bus, trolleybus, or Trams in Moscow, trams. It can also be used to pay for car parking, bicycle re ...

, 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 nat ...

, a Soviet sedan car nicknamed ''Troika''