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In popular culture

In 2020/2021, the Theatre of Nations in Moscow, in collaboration with Latvian director Alvis Hermanis, staged a production called Gorbachev. Yevgeny Mironov and Chulpan Khamatova played the roles of Gorbachev and his wife Raisa respectively.

Gorbachev was portrayed by David Dencik in the 2019 miniseries Chernobyl, by Matthew Marsh in the 2023 film Tetris and by Aleksander Krupa in the 2024 biographical drama Reagan.

Gorbachev appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War during a mission where the playable character infiltrates the KGB headquarters. Gorbachev is portrayed by David Agranov.