[2] Her father Arshak Aslamazyan was a well-known miller who in the 1920s was recognized as a kulak, and all his property was gradually confiscated by the Soviet authorities.

The sisters applied to the Vkutemas Higher Art and Technical Studios․ However, only Mariam was accepted there, and Yeranuhi entered the studio of painters Vladimir Favorsky and Andrei Goncharov.

[3] From 1931 to 1937, she studied at Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture of All-Russian Academy of Arts and graduated with honor.

[2] Aslamazyan had the backing and financial support of the Soviet Union, which allowed her to travel extensively around the world.

[3] The works of Aslamazyan are part the permanent collections of numerous museums in London, Sofia, Berlin, Saint Petersburg, Venice, Tokyo and Delhi.