Sentence:  It thus seems that the 'constitutional coup' brought about a <WSD>'Yeltsinism</WSD> without Yeltsin', a surgical operation that aimed at prolonging the life of <WSD>Yeltsinism</WSD>, even if this entailed the removal of Yeltsin himself and the institution of measures against the corruption and nepotism that had gone beyond all limits in his immediate entourage. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the outward appearance of democracy, while actually concentrating power in a form of authoritarianism