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Some think Stalin deliberately juggles the three men to save any one of them from the temptation to speed up the process of succession. Another theory: that Molotov, Malenkov and Beria might take over together after Stalin's death, to rule the Communist cosmos as a troika (trpumvirate). Those who think this would not last long are increasingly putting their money on "Dear Georgy...
Premier Alcide de Gasperi could have sunk through the floor. The Soviet Government had caught the Italian police redhanded in the act of disseminating a confidential report that Russia was sponsoring an underground terrorist organization throughout Italy. Called the "Troika" (Russian for a vehicle drawn by three horses abreast), the organization was a ripe blend of Italian, Yugoslav and Russian comrades. In response to Russia's protest, Premier de Gasperi expressed "deepest regret." The existence of the Troika has been confirmed by the Italian police and by Allied intelligence services...
Fine Arts--"Troika" and German prophecy of the future world. "Metropolis...
Fine Arts--"Troika" and German prophecy of the future world, "Metropolis...
...Polka de W. R." and "Troika en Traineaux" are characteristic piano recordings of Rachmaninoff. Beautifully recorded...