U U.' U U U 71V AwU. -1 COVER Engin. moves to liberal arts Pages 3-S The University's College of Engineering is contem- plating a shift to a more broad-based education to provide engineers with better communication skills. In the cover story, Jerry Markon examines the im- plications of this trend. The cover photo of engineering Dean James Duderstadt was taken by Carol L. Francavilla. ENTERTAINMENTS BOOKS 'From Russia With Love' Page 11 In 1978, Arkady Shevchenko became the highest ranking diplomat to defect from the Soviet Union in decades. Breaking With Moscow relates his ex- periences and observations as a member of the Soviet elite. Weekend book reviewer Ron Schechter found Breaking With Moscow to be a rare peek into the in- ner workings of the Kremlin. MOVIES e4 Changing alliances Breaking with Moscow Arkody N. Shevchenko Knopf, 378 pages, $18.95 Shevchenko: Insights into the Soviet government I ... D Around Ann Arbor Pages 6-10 Woody Allen's latest release Page 12 The Happenings section features Weekend staff compilations of this weekend's events in the city. Cinema, bars & clubs, theater, restaurants and more are covered in this complete and handy guide to Ann Arbor events. The Purple Rose of Cairo is a gentle, wistful offering from Woody Allen. Starring Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels, Cairo is a Depression-era fantasy that is remniscent of many of Allen's earlier films. 0 Z W Y) Assoc. Dean Vest: Advocates change Weekend Fridoy, March 29. 1985 Volume Il, Issue 22 Magazine Editors .. . . . ..........Paula Dohring Randall Stone Associate Magazine Editors .......... Julie Jurrjens Magazine Staff: John Logie Joshua Bilmes, Nei Galanter, Debbie Gesmundo Diane Melnick, Sarah Rosenberg, Joyce Welsh Arts Editors ....................Mike Fisch Andrew Porter Associate Arts Editors..........Michael Drongowski Movies....................... .Byron L. Bull Music . ....... ........... ...Dennis Harvey Books .......................Andy Weine Weekend Marketing Coordinator.Miriam Adler Sales Manager_................. Dawn Willacker Sales Representatives: Steve Friedlander, Debby Kaminetsky, Cynthia Nixon, Leslie Purcell, Jenny Matz, Kathleen O'Brian, Meg Margulies, Mary Anne Hogan, Sheryl Biesman, Mark Bookman, Leigh Schlang, Peter Giangreco Weekend is edited and managed by students on the staff of the Michigan Daily at 420 Maynard, Ann Ar- bor, Michigan Daily 48109. Weekend, (313) 763-0379 and 763-0371; Michigan Daily, 764-0552; Circulation, 764-0558; Display Adver- tising, 764-0554. Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily. By Ron Schechter IVEN THE current changes in Soviet leadership, Arkady Shevchenko's Breaking With Moscow appears at a fortuitous time. Although the Soviet defector's memoirs are flawed by lack of clarity, instances of awkward prose and a disporportionate amount of gossip, unfolding events in Moscow have contributed a timely relevance to the work. If Breaking With Moscow were a novel, it would suffer from unbelievable characterization. Critics wouldlam- bast the author for having created a protagonist who, after ascending from obscurity to the highest echelons of the Soviet ruling class, suddenly and inex- plicably becomes a spy for the CIA and defects to the United States. But Breaking With Moscow is not a novel. It is the true story of Arkady Shevchenko, a Soviet diplomat, a member of what he describes as a ruling class, and the highest ranking diplomatic official to defect from the USSR since World War II. As Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Shevchenko not only worked closely with heads of state, but enjoyed numerous privileges as well. He lived in a spacious and lavishly furnished apartment, in Moscow, and enjoyed a dacha, a summer house in the country. While working in New York, he oc- cupied a luxurious apartment at the UN mission and a beach house in Glen Cove. In addition, as a member of the Soviet elite, Shevchenko had access to otherwise unavailable Western goods, and was able to spoil- his wife with jewelry and furs. Why, then, did Shvchenko leave the "Soviet dream" for an uncertain life in a foreign country? Why did he wish to leave behind his wife and children, his way of life, his status and security? Were his motivations strictly ideological, or were they personal and psychological? In. response to these questions, Breaking With Moscow less resembles a statesman's memiors than a mystery novel, particularly one whose last few pages have been ripped out. Indeed, Shevchenko conceals his motives for "breaking with Moscow' in a shroud of nebulous assertions such as I no lorger believe in the system and I can neither live nor work with people I hate. Sheychenko goes to lit- tle expense in elaborating on his opinions, and is consequently an uncon- vincing dissident. Even at the end of his chronicle, Shevchenko's political inclinations are still largely undefined, his psychological motivations unclear. Albeit ambiguous in its explanation of Shevchenko's rationale, Breaking With Moscow provides readers with something of more universal relevan- ce: a rich insight into the covert ac- tivity of the Soviet government. Simply by virture of his access to Soviet secrets, Shevchenko has been able to provide information that years of CIA snooping and speculative Kremlinology could not yield. As a former American intelligence officer told Time magazine: He (Shevchenko) had been in a lot of key places deep in- side the Soviet apparatus at key times-places where we rarely get any kind of glimpse at all. He had a lot to tell us. Specifically, Shevchenko makes the startling assertion that a year before Dag Hammerskjold's death in a mysterious plane crash over the Congo, Krushchev had said of the Secretary General, "We must get rid of him by any means." Similarly, Shevchenko reveals that the KGB planned to kill Anwar Sadat in 1971, but the plot was thwarted when the Egyptian president moved against his domestic opposition and eliminated the possibility of a strong successor. Moreover, Shevchenko reveals some unnerving aspects of Soviet defense policy. In particular, he remarks that in 1970 a large movement within the Politburo advocated the use of nuclear weapons against China, but Moscow was dissuaded by the fear of United States retaliation. In addition, Shev- chenko asserts that the Soviets are far ahead of the United States in the production of biological weapons, and that promises to refrain from deploying these terrifying weapons go contrary to Soviet policy. Although many of Shevchenko's claims are unverifiable in the West, his predictions in regard to Soviet leader- ship have been confirmed. Displaying remarkable insight, Shevchenko says of Chernenko, the tenure of the sep- tuagenarian... will probably be of a transitional character, and of Mikkail Gorbachev, I believe that he is one to watch for the future. If the accuracy of Breaking With Moscow is in doubt, these statements, released for publication a mere eleven days prior to Gorbachev's succession as General Secretary, lend credibility to the work as a whole. At a time when Western analysts are clamoring for intelligence about Gor- bachev, Shevchenko, who has met with him personally, provides biographical information on the new Soviet leader. Shevchenko perceives Gorbachev, a graduate of both the Moscow Univer- sity law faculty and an agricultural in- stitute to be intelligent, well- educated, and well-mannered. He anticipates that the young leader's prominence will contribute badly needed youthful open-mindedness to the aging and recalcitrant Politburo. While Breaking With Moscow fails to answer many questions concerning Shevchenko's motivation toward defec- tion, it succeeds in providing otherwise unavailable information about the Soviet system. As a former United States spy so aptly put it, "Shevchenko was a very big catch indeed." r D I f. .a THRD ANNUAL. Best of Ann A rbor OFFICiAL. BALLOT Please complete to prevent ballot disqualification: Signature Address All ballots must be received by April 5 to be considered. 11 City Der Dave He is he n or pu eyes. City C -Sty THE BEST FOOD THE BEST BUSINESSES Best Burger . Best Pizza. Best Subs. 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