Editing Mikhail Gorbachev (section)

==In popular culture==
[[File:InSapphoWeTrust - Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev at Madame Tussauds London (8480300191).jpg|thumb|upright|Waxworks of Reagan, Thatcher and Gorbachev at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
In 2020 and 2021, the [[Theatre of Nations]] in Moscow, in collaboration with Latvian director [[Alvis Hermanis]], staged a production called ''Gorbachev''.<ref>{{Cite video |title=Theatre play "Gorbachev" спектакл "Горбачёв" about Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв |author=Kangarooo |date=Sep 8, 2022 |url=https://rumble.com/v1j9x06-theatre-play-gorbachev-about-mikhail-gorbachev-.html |via=Rumble}}</ref> [[Yevgeny Mironov (actor)|Yevgeny Mironov]] and [[Chulpan Khamatova]] played the roles of Gorbachev and his wife Raisa respectively.<ref name="gorbachev">{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/russia/article/BWW-Review-GORBACHEV-at-The-State-Theatre-Of-Nations-20210707 |title=Review: Gorbachev at The State Theatre Of Nations |website=BroadwayWorld |quote=The production runs from October, 2020. Next dates: 8 September 2021 |author-first=Ani |author-last=Arutyunyan |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |archive-date=13 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213043934/https://www.broadwayworld.com/russia/article/BWW-Review-GORBACHEV-at-The-State-Theatre-Of-Nations-20210707 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Gorbachev was portrayed by [[David Dencik]] in the 2019 miniseries ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'',<ref name=DeadlineDencik>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/mikhail-gorbachev-dead-soviet-union-1235103618/ Mikhail Gorbachev Dies: Last Leader Of Soviet Union Was 91] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225090103/https://deadline.com/2022/08/mikhail-gorbachev-dead-soviet-union-1235103618/ |date=25 December 2024 }}, by Ted Johnson and Erik Pedersen; at ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''; published August 30, 2022; retrieved April 11, 2024</ref> by [[Matthew Marsh (actor)|Matthew Marsh]] in the 2023 film ''[[Tetris (film)|Tetris]]''<ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|title='Tetris': A heady Cold War thriller about the fight over a video game|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/03/22/tetris-movie-review/|date=22 March 2023|access-date=11 November 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325203447/https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/03/22/tetris-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and by [[Aleksander Krupa]] in the 2024 biographical drama [[Reagan (2024 film)|Reagan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-despised-gorbachev-until-i-played-his-role-11615332311|title=I Despised Gorbachev Until I Played His Role On the set of "Reagan," I began to understand the Soviet leader.|author=Olek Krupa|date=March 9, 2021|magazine=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=December 28, 2024|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526031324/https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-despised-gorbachev-until-i-played-his-role-11615332311|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gorbachev appears in ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]'' during a mission where the playable character infiltrates the [[Lubyanka Building|KGB headquarter]]. Gorbachev is portrayed by David Agranov.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/call-duty-black-ops-cold-war-accident-funny/|title=10 Unintentionally Hilarious Things About Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War|last=Wojnar|first=Jason|date=November 21, 2020|access-date=September 4, 2024|publisher=TheGamer|archive-date=18 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218092852/https://www.thegamer.com/call-duty-black-ops-cold-war-accident-funny/|url-status=live}}</ref>