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Now do you know what a TROIKA is?

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From the lens Russian Horse Drawn Troika.

maybe you learned something new here - Let me know what you think!

  • lclchors May 8, 2012 @ 10:12 am | delete
    I have seen paintings but this is the first video very interesting. Looks very difficult to manage
  • Spook Apr 1, 2012 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    I think I know what a Troika is now and thanks.
  • LaraineRose Mar 29, 2012 @ 11:04 am | delete
    You have captured the spirit of the horse in all of your paintings. I just love them. I am again returning to many of your lenses I visited when not an Squid angel. I am sprinkling a bit of angel dust here and there.
  • vallain Feb 20, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    I came back to read this again after watching Dr Zhivago last night. Your paintings are lovely. Great work on this page.
  • goo2eyes Feb 6, 2012 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    returning with some squidangel *blessings*.
  • SRitchieable Feb 6, 2012 @ 5:38 am | delete
    I've seen troikas in some Russian art works, but didn't know anything else about them until I read your lens. Thank you.
  • aesta1 Feb 2, 2012 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    I often use this word but did not know its origin. This is very enlightening.
  • goo2eyes Dec 13, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    very nice lens about russian sleigh ride with a troika. i like your personal stories.
  • ShirleySunshine Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    Wonderful Lens, I enjoyed it, thank you for sharing!
  • prosperity66 Nov 15, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    This Russian Troika lens brought me back to my childhood and school where we studied USSR and the former Russian Empire... What a wonderful trip in the past I've made through this lens! Thank you Baroness for your hard and interesting work!
  • skiesgreen Nov 13, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Great lens and very educational. My word they do travel fast, like a small car.
  • marydixon Nov 11, 2011 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    What a terrific lens - loved it - and learned stuff too.
  • KimGiancaterino Nov 5, 2011 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    I learned a lot and enjoyed the beautiful artwork too!
  • pawpaw911 Nov 3, 2011 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Amazing that a childhood event could have such a lasting impression.
  • SaintFrantic Nov 2, 2011 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    Great story.Glad that I can learn new things from you.Thanks
  • sukkran Nov 1, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    learnt about russian horse drawn troika. the art works are really amazing. enjoyed my visit.
    ~blessed~
  • daria369 Oct 26, 2011 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Your paintings are stunning and after I read your story I understood, why. The love for this Russian tradition comes from within your heart and that's the most precious inspiration for any artist. You are so blessed! :)
  • Tipi Oct 15, 2011 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    I now know what a Troika is and will never forget because it was a lesson learned in beauty! Your artistry is in both brush and pen. I love how you share about the differences in the horses gaits, now that is just cool!
  • WeirdStuff Sep 28, 2011 @ 3:07 am | delete
    I remember these troikas from old russian movie fairy tales!
  • laki2lav Aug 23, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    Really interesting. I never knew troika originated in Russia. Great job with this subject!
  • elyria Apr 29, 2011 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    Beautiful Lens!
  • WildFacesGallery Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    These are so very lovely. Blessed by a leprechaun kiss.
  • puerdycat Dec 9, 2010 @ 9:38 am | delete
    Thank you. This is beautiful! Love the Troika. Love so much: "Brothers Karamozov," wonderful mood-setting winter scenes. Horse-drawn rhythms!
  • jeffwend Nov 7, 2010 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    I remember learning about these in grade school. I remember that they took a great deal of skill to maneuver. I remember how powerful they could be.
  • my_never_bored_hands Sep 23, 2010 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Great lens. Very well presented. Your artwork is simply beautiful. Thumbs up for your talent!
  • Ladymermaid Sep 20, 2010 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Gorgeous artwork you are so very talented. Best wishes to you.
  • SofiaMann Sep 13, 2010 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    What a interesting topic. Beautiful lens.
  • vallain Mar 25, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    This was delightful with the videos, your art, and the stories.
  • KathyMcGraw Mar 4, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Yes, now I know what a Trokia is:) I have a few of these on my Russian Boxes I collect. My favorites are not just with the horses, but with the women with the fur hats and muffs riding in the sleighs. I also loved your story of when you fell in the snow, and saw that picture in the Garage.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Dec 1, 2009 @ 6:48 am | delete
    Just beautiful! There's no snow here in North Carolina, otherwise I'd try this with my donkey! I've featured this on my fan-club thank-you lens so - thank you!
  • LaraineRose Oct 18, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Beautiful!!!! Come join me at my
  • perfumereviews Sep 11, 2009 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Wow this is really interesting. I had no idea. And to think of all the elite riding around in sleighs, winter and summer, to traverse such a beautiful and expansive country... so intriguing! Thanks for sharing. :)
  • greatartists Apr 4, 2009 @ 2:16 am | delete
    Hello d-artist, I really enjoyed this lens. An uncle gave me a Russian children's book back in the 60s and I remember the pictures in it of troikas speeding across the snow. You have brought back fond memories!
  • WhitU4ever Mar 24, 2009 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Beautiful lens! 5*'s and favorited. I have featured this lens and all of your horse lenses on The Equine Outlet. Thanks for letting me know! ;)
  • Feb 1, 2009 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Delia, these sleighs convey warmth and romance.
  • Lamarena Dec 18, 2008 @ 4:49 am | delete
    Beautiful lens !!! It brings me so many good memories and emotions. I grew up in Lithuania Soviet Union times. My gr. grandparents were from Russia. I finished Russian school and all my childhood memories associate with "Magic Russian Troika" which is so symbolic of Russian soul, Russian freedom. Even my favorite poem was famous Russian poet Nikolay Nekrasov poem "Troika". I love Russian Christmas Cards - I have always imagined how Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Claus) rides his Magical Beautiful Horse Troika at the great speed to visit me each Christmas%u2026 ;) Ahh%u2026 Thank you! 5*
  • JaguarJulie Nov 10, 2008 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    I am so touched with your wonderful artistic talent and storytelling. Remarkable work and love how you weave your story in your lens. It is a very engaging style.
  • AndyPo Nov 5, 2008 @ 7:14 am | delete
    Very interesting (5*) I go to Russia fairly often and have been to a few art galleries in Moscow, but I didn't know what a Troika was.
  • Trixi Jahn Oct 31, 2008 @ 11:08 am | delete
    This is a great contribution again Delia ....congratulations to it! Love the paintings!
    Love, Trixi

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