While this may seem rather trivial (because it is), BUT does anybody know the name of Lenin's cat, if any? I heard the story that he did not name his cats, due to naming implying ownership - a bourgeoisie concept. However, I cannot find a source or even a definite answer. Thanks in advance.
Googlefu, JSTOR, Worldcat, and a smattering of other search tools have failed me. As does my extensive-but-not-expert knowledge of Lenin. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but it does reduce probability somewhat.
But speaking from that expertise, it would be an extremely odd behavior and sounds more like a myth meant to polarize him and his ideology. He was not anti-ownership to such a ridiculous extreme - the Soviet model was of collective ownership, centrally managed. I also don't see how naming a cat particularly implies ownership of it - as a counterexample, it would imply somehow that nicknaming a friend was to own them.
The only solid evidence of anything related to Lenin and cats is a brief film you can find on Youtube, but I don't speak enough Russian to follow any trail on it. That might be of some interest.
No idea, but maybe x-posting the question to /r/socialism or /r/communism could help if you don't get an answer here.