[1] In 1960, she graduated in history at Sofia University, where her teacher was Prof. Todor Gerasimov [bg].

[2] She subsequently went to France to the Sorbonne University for her doctoral studies.

[4] She lectured widely, including at the Sorbonne, and at the universities of Uppsala, Geneva, Munich, Frankfurt, and San Diego.

[3][6] Youroukova specialised in Thracian coinage, publishing widely on the subject.

[7] She also worked on the coinage of Lower Mysia and had research interests in medieval Bulgarian seals and Byzantine sigillography.