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* [[Troika (confection)]], a brand of confection by Nidar AS (Norway) |
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* There is a trio of villain characters in [[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s |
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Revision as of 02:19, 16 October 2008
A general meaning of the Russian word troika (Cyrillic alphabet: тройка) is threesome, a collection of three of any kind (except the Holy Trinity). 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
The term in other contexts
- "Troika", the fourth movement of Suite from Lieutenant Kijé by Sergei Prokofiev
- "Troika", the eleventh movement of The Seasons by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Troika Games, a now defunct 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)
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Troika.
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- There is a trio of villain characters in WildC.A.T.s known as The Troika.