By late 1919 the sole SSR LiB government institution remaining operational were the agricultural representatives of the SSR LiB Council of People's Commissars. There is no formal declaration or similar document from Lenin's side dissolving the republic. Soviet historiography identified 31 July 1920 (i.e. being replaced by the BSSR) as the end date of SSR LiB. Smith argues that the SSR LiB might have been retained as a formality until 1921. See also History of Belarus History of Lithuania Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1991) Republics of the Soviet Union Notes References Further reading 1919 in Lithuania 1919 in Belarus Early Soviet republics Communism in Belarus Communism in Lithuania Former countries in Europe Former Slavic countries Former countries of the interwar period Former socialist republics Former unrecognized countries Former client states Post–Russian Empire states Political history of Belarus Political history of Lithuania Russian-speaking countries and territories Belarus–Lithuania relations