导致其倒台的一个因素就是思维的改变把东西方冲突从强调经济制度转移开来。 正是极权制度和尊重人权的对比让依附莫斯科的政权们完全丧失信誉并最终让它们垮台。
A factor that contributed to their demise was a shift in thinking that transformed the conflict between East and West away from one that emphasized economic systems.  Instead, it was the contrast between totalitarianism and respect for rights that completely discredited the oppressive regimes linked to Moscow and helped to bring them down.