Marxlenin says that before Chávez, Cuba had already "started to lift its head."

The presenter and university professor Marxlenin Pérez Valdés stated on social media that "before Chávez came to power, we had already begun to lift ourselves up, economically speaking," while criticizing a text/interview published by OnCuba that —according to her— reproduces a "binary" perspective and stereotypes regarding the Island's dependence on Venezuela.

In a post on Facebook, Marxlenin questioned what he described as the cliché of "an uncertain Venezuela for Cuba" and argued that the analysis overlooks a central element: the nearly 15 years that elapsed between the collapse of the USSR and the arrival of Venezuelan assistance, a period during which, he claims, Cuba was already showing signs of recovery.

The commentator and spokesperson for the regime claimed that the text criticizing the situation reduces the "long-standing Cuban economic crisis" to two factors: the embargo/blockade and "the erratic economic policies of the Government," a formula she describes as "schematic division" and which, in her opinion, overlooks the impact of the collapse of the socialist bloc.

In his message, Marxlenin also highlighted what he considers the country's "merit" —“led by Fidel,” he writes— in overcoming the period following the Soviet collapse, and criticized the fact that this historical phase is not included in the current narrative.

The publication includes direct questions to OnCuba, which it accuses of returning with a “binarist” approach summarized as “reforms or bombs.”

It also claims that the title of the mentioned interview would be "manipulated" and would not literally reflect what the interviewee said, suggesting that it would represent a sensationalist twist.

Furthermore, he argues that the media and other spaces are trying to build consensus around a political solution that he describes as "cheap annexation," and he criticizes the discussion of "reforms" without specifying their content.

Who is Marxlenin and why does his opinion attract attention?

Marxlenin holds a doctorate in Philosophical Sciences, teaches Marxism at the University of Havana, and hosts the state program "Cuadrando la Caja."

It also links her familiarly with the historical power structure of Cuba as she is the wife of Fidel Castro Smirnov, grandson of Fidel Castro.

Marxlenin has been at the center of recent controversies, including his televised defense of an official who suggested changes to the diet of Cubans, and a post in which he referred to critics as "worms."