Troika

Troika or troyka (from Russian тройка, meaning 'a set of three' (trine, trio) or the digit '3') may refer to: Troika (driving), a traditional Russian three-horse harness ==Politics== 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== ===Literature=== The Troika, a 1997 novel by Stepan Chapman Troika, a 1979 novel by David Gurr Troika, a 2011 novella by Alastair Reynolds Troika, the fourth novel of the Indigo Saga by Louise Cooper