# Troika

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

- [Troika (driving)](/source/Troika_(driving)), a traditional Russian three-horse harness

## Politics

- [Triumvirate](/source/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)](/source/Troika_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)), a three-party alliance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- [Troika (Soviet leadership)](/source/Troika_(Soviet_leadership)), one of the temporary triumvirates in the Soviet Union
- [Troika (Tunisia)](/source/Troika_(Tunisia)), a three-party alliance that governed Tunisia from 2011 to 2014
- [European troika](/source/European_troika), the decision group formed by the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- [OSCE troika](/source/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](/source/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](/source/James_Baker), [Ed Meese](/source/Ed_Meese), and [Michael Deaver](/source/Michael_Deaver)
- [Troika of tyranny](/source/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](/source/The_Troika)*, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
- *Troika*, a 1979 novel by [David Gurr](/source/David_Gurr)
- *Troika*, a 2011 novella by [Alastair Reynolds](/source/Alastair_Reynolds)
- *Troika*, the fourth novel of the Indigo Saga by [Louise Cooper](/source/Louise_Cooper_(fantasy_writer))

### Music

- "Troika", the first movement of *The Blizzard* suite by [Georgy Sviridov](/source/Georgy_Sviridov) (1974, movie version — 1964)
- [*Troika* (Julia Kogan album)](/source/Troika_(Julia_Kogan_album)), 2011
- [*Troika* (D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album)](/source/Troika_(D'Virgilio,_Morse_%26_Jennings_album)), 2022
- "Troika", the fourth movement of [Suite from *Lieutenant Kijé*](/source/Lieutenant_Kij%C3%A9_(Prokofiev)) by Prokofiev
- "Troika", the eleventh movement of *[The Seasons](/source/The_Seasons_(Tchaikovsky))* by Tchaikovsky

### Other uses in arts and entertainment

- [*Troika* (video game)](/source/Troika_(video_game)), a 1991 video game
- [*Troika!* (role-playing game)](/source/Troika!_(role-playing_game)), a 2019 tabletop role-playing game - The fictional city in the Troika! RPG
- *[Troika](/source/Troika_(painting))*, a painting by [Vasily Perov](/source/Vasily_Perov)
- [*Troika* (series)](/source/Troika_(series)), a 2010 Israeli-Russian short TV series by [Leonid Prudovsky](/source/Leonid_Prudovsky)
- Troyka, a British jazz band featuring pianist [Kit Downes](/source/Kit_Downes)
- [*Troika* (1930 film)](/source/Troika_(1930_film)), a German drama film
- [*Troika* (1969 film)](/source/Troika_(1969_film)), an American experimental comedy film by Fredric Hobbs

## Businesses

- [Troika Games](/source/Troika_Games), a video games developer 1998–2005
- [Troika Pottery](/source/Troika_Pottery), a Cornish pottery company 1963–1983
- [Troika Dialog](/source/Troika_Dialog), the former name of Sberbank CIB, a multinational investment banking and asset management firm

## Other uses

- [Troika card](/source/Troika_card), a contactless reusable card designed to pay for public transport in Moscow, Russia
- [Troika (chocolate)](/source/Troika_(chocolate)), a confection by Nidar AS, Norway
- [Troika (crater)](/source/Troika_(crater)), on Mars
- [Troika (dance)](/source/Troika_(dance)), a Russian folk-style performance dance
- [Troika laundromat](/source/Troika_laundromat), Russian international money laundering scheme
- [Troika (ride)](/source/Troika_(ride)), an amusement park ride
- [The Troika (Kuala Lumpur)](/source/The_Troika_(Kuala_Lumpur)), a condominium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- [VAZ-2103](/source/VAZ-2103), a Soviet sedan car nicknamed *Troika*

## See also

- [Trojka (disambiguation)](/source/Trojka_(disambiguation))
- [Three of a kind (disambiguation)](/source/Three_of_a_kind_(disambiguation))
- [Threesome (disambiguation)](/source/Threesome_(disambiguation))
- [Troyca](/source/Troyca), a Japanese animation studio

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