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

Cultural tradition

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Politics

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  • 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), 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 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, 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, Ed Meese, and Michael Deaver
  • Troika of tyranny, a term coined by John R. Bolton for three Central and South American nations (Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela)

Arts and entertainment

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Literature

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Music

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Other uses in arts and entertainment

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Businesses

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  • Troika Games, a video games developer 1998–2005
  • Troika Pottery, a Cornish pottery company 1963–1983
  • Troika Dialog, the former name of Sberbank CIB, a multinational investment banking and asset management firm

Other uses

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See also

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