Jaan Kaplinski is an intellectual.

From that we can firmly conclude that he doesn't believe what he says.

i am actually very happy to read this. I recently read this book, and I was a little bit, somewhat concerned that it didn't quite accurately reflect this right sentiment of the time...that i might be reading something a little dramatized for effect..but everyone else seemed to love it, so i thought i was on my own. of what i heard from my relatives, grandparents when growing up. but it was a very good story.