Kibitka

For the nomadic dwelling structure, see Yurt.

A kibitka (Russian: кибитка, from the Arabic kubbat, 'dome') is a pastoralist yurt of late-19th-century Kyrgyz and Kazakh nomads.^[1]

Aleksander Orłowski, "Traveler in a kibitka"

19th-century prison van known in Polish as kibitka

Kibitka of Teke people

The word is also used in reference to a Russian type of carriage^[2] or sleigh. This kind of kibitka uses the same equipage as the troika but, unlike the troika, is larger and usually closed. In Russian literature and folklore, the term kibitka is used in reference to Gypsy wagons.

The use in the Russian Empire of other kibitki – to transport disgraced noblemen into exile, and convicts to katorga forced labor – inspired the German-language term Kibitkenjustiz^[3][4] and the equivalent English-language concept of "kibitka justice".^[5]

See also

• 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
• Horses in Russia