The in 1998 adoped flag should symbolize the position of Koryakia between the Okhotskian Sea and the Bering Sea. The head of the reindeer refers for the most important economical segment of the Koryakians, the reindeer culture.
1648 · Semjon Iwanow Deschnew ranges the region of the Koryakians
1649 · partial annexation to Russia
1691 · discovery of the Camchatka Peninsula
1697–1699 · A. Atlassow ranges Camchatka
1706 · annexation of Camchatka to Russia
1922 · establishment of the Soviet dictatorship
1930 · installation of the National District of the Koryakians, afterward elevation to an Autonomous District
1991 · proclamation of the Koryakian Republic
31st of December in 1991 · the Soviet Union dissolves, the constitution of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR, Russia), a former substate of the Soviet Union, remains in force for the time being
25th of December in 1993 · a new constitution for Russia (Russian Federation) comes into force, and the relationships with the members of the federation is re-regulated in this way
2005 · plebiscite for the dissolution of the country and the annexion to the Russian Region of Kamchatka
1st of July 2007 · conversion of the 'Autonomous Okrug of the Koryaks' into the 'Koryak District' and the annexion to the Russian Region of Kamchatka
The name Koryakia goes of course back to the nation of the Koryakians, which in this outlying region of Russia was in majority till the 19th century. The Koryakians name themselves Nymylan, what means "residents". The denomination "Koryakians" is of Russian source and not flattering, because the word has its roots in the adjektive "korjavij", what means "crippled" or "crooked".
