I stumbled across a piece at The Verge that linked to a Tumblr page full of incredible illustrations from a Russian edition of Lord of the Rings that are done in a medieval style. They look incredible. Be sure to check them out out, because they really are amazing.
I did a quick search, the artist is Ukrainian, Sergey Yukhimov, and the illustrations come from a 1993 two-volume Russian edition of Lord of the Rings.
Thanks for looking that up, Allen. I don’t speak Russian (or Ukrainian), but I’d be interested in owning it just for the art.
I don’t know why I did not look for a copy when I was in Russia (or Ukraine, for that matter).