Oma tuba, oma luba. Must kuub

The maturation of Estonian nationalism and the achievement of statehood in the 20th century would not have been conceivable without the nationalist upsurge of the 19th century, in which the purchase of farms outright played an important role. This crucial stage in Estonian history has been most clearly and successfully reflected in literature by the writer Jakob Pärn, a contemporary of the purchase of farms outright.