troika

In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

With a fully functioning Rodriguez-Ty France-Haniger troika at the top, it should — emphasize should — take pressure of the rest of the lineup to carry the team.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. function as a troika in the Middle East.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022

Yet what the “clothes” this troika have designed for the Meta store show seem to be, largely, are an opportunity to show off brand allegiance and leverage their archives in the most straightforward ways.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

He also wrote a poem about bells, bells, and more bells, ringing and clanging and jangling away, from tinkling sleigh bells like those of a troika, to the deep, basso tolling of funeral bells.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

What counts, at least as far as selling the show is concerned, is the mash-up of a classic title with a modern sensibility, so that troikas and patronyms become sports cars and upspeak.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

At a horse show, Nehru was just getting interested in the trotting horses and troikas, when he was dragged away to see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

For had they not a whole morning of sight-seeing still to do on the morrow, and then their thirty versts in troikas to arrive at Milasláv.

From His Hour by Elinor Glyn

Mead and qvass flowed in the very streets, and the castle trumpets could not be heard for the sound of troikas and balalaikas.

From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor