[1] From 1956 to 1959, she worked at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow and at its branch in Leningrad.
[1] According to fellow Iranologist Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Perikhanian's work was "indispensable for all students of Iranian studies".
[1] In 1995, Perikhanian delivered several lectures on Sassanian law and property at the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University.
Perikhanian noted that the Paulicians originated among Iranian Christians, and flourished in Armenia and the eastern provinces (themes) of the Byzantine Empire.
[1] Perikhanian added that the word "Paulician" was derived from Middle Persian and Parthian pāvlīk which translates as "a follower of the apostle Paul".