The language we speak and write is alive—it changes constantly: some words fall out of use, others appear, and over time others change their meanings. And some names and expressions become catchphrases—this is what the book by well-known writer and linguist Eduard Vartanyan, “Winged Names,” will tell you. After reading it, you’ll learn what augurs’ smile means, where the expression “A Moor has done his job” comes from, who a байбак is, and what Trishkin’s coat looked like—an image the classics of Russian literature mentioned more than once.