Yelena Osipova barely slept ahead of Russia’s pomp-filled Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The 76-year-old artist was up late, making placards to protest about the conflict in Ukraine. But the moment she stepped out of her home in St. Petersburg on her way to demonstrate, two unknown men snatched the work from her and ran off. “It was upsetting. I’d worked half the night and really liked those placards,” the white-haired painter told AFP. “It’s obvious that it was an organized attack.” Indefatigable as ever, within an hour, the …