Troika
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A general meaning of the Russian word troika (Cyrillic alphabet: тройка) is threesome, a collection of three of any kind. The following particular meanings entered into other languages:
- A three-horse drawn sled or carriage
- Troika (dance), a folk dance
- Troika (triumvirate) of judges or political leaders
- NKVD troika, a commission of three for express judgment in the Soviet Union during the time of Joseph Stalin
[edit] The term in other contexts
- Troika is the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Sergei Prokofiev
- The eleventh movement of The Seasons by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Troika Games, a computer game developer
- The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman
- Troika Pottery, a Cornish pottery studio
- Troika (ride), a carnival/amusement park thrill ride
- Troika (confection), a brand of confection by Nidar AS (Norway)
- Troika gun, a machine gun turret in the Xbox 360 game "Gears of War" by Epic Games.
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