Sergei Stebnitsky explained his opinion in the following way: “...However, I give the group of the Nymylans in question the name “the Alyutor people” and call their dialect “Alyutorsky” (Alyutorian) in accordance with the name of one of the Alyutor villages, namely the village of Alut on the coast of Korf Bay. The contemporary village of Alut during the Nymylan-Luoravetlan (Koryak-Chukchi) and the Nymylan-Russian wars was one of the principal strongholds of the Alyutors, as unanimously evidenced by both the historical sources at our disposal and the legends of the Alyutors themselves”.
There are four districts in the Koryak area: Karaginsky, Olyutorsky, Penzhinsky and Tigilsky, almost all of the population of which is represented by rural residents. The districts include 27 villages and one urban-type settlement, Palana, the administrative center of the area.
The traditional spiritual culture of the Alyutors is based on ancient animistic ideas. According to their beliefs, the universe consists of five worlds connected to each other and stacked vertically. The earth is inhabited by people is the middle world. Above it there are two more worlds, where clouds soar and the Supreme Deity resides. There are also two worlds underground, one for evil spirits and one for the dead.