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
- 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
The word has also been used for naming of:
- Troika (film), a film by C.F. Hobbs
- Troika (confection), a Norwegian chocolate
- Troika (ride), a type of amusement park ride
- Troika Dialog, a Russian investment bank, commonly referred to as "Troika"
- The Troika, a 1997 Philip K. Dick Award-winning science fiction novel by Stepan Chapman
- Troika (music), the eleventh part of the set The Seasons by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Troika Games, a now-defunct computer game developer.
- The Troika is also a stationary gun in the Xbox 360 game Gears of War.
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