Kibitka

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A kibitka (Russian: кибитка, from the Arabic kubbat, 'dome') is a pastoralist yurt of late-19th-century Kyrgyz and Kazakh nomads.^[1] The word also refers to a Russian type of carriage^[2] or sleigh.

The kibitka uses the same equipage as the troika but, unlike the troika, is larger and usually closed. In Russian literature and folklore, kibitka is a term used mainly for Gypsy wagons. During the Russian Empire, its use to deport disgraced noblemen led to the German-language term kibitkenjustiz ('kibitka justice').^[3]

• Other horse-drawn vehicles of Russia:
  • Droshky — a four-wheeled open carriage where passengers straddle the seat
  • Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats
  • Telega — a wagon
  • Troika — sleigh driven by three horses abreast
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