Full Idea
Russell attempted to avoid Meinong's strategy (of saying 'The present King of France' refers to a 'non-existent object') by denying that definite descriptions are proper names.
Gist of Idea
Russell avoids non-existent objects by denying that definite descriptions are proper names
Source
report of Bertrand Russell (On Denoting [1905]) by Alexander Miller - Philosophy of Language 2.7
Book Reference
Miller,Alexander: 'Philosophy of Language' [UCL Press 1998], p.60
A Reaction
Russell claimed that there was a covert existence claim built into a definite description. What about descriptions in known counterfactual situations ('Queen of the Fairies')?