ðə sˈɛlfɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz pɹɪzˈɜːvd ˈiːvən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən sˈoʊviət wˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn; ðə pˈæɹɪʃ kəmˈɪɾi wʌz sˈɪmpli ɹᵻnˈeɪmd tʊ ɐ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi kəmˈɪɾi.
The self-government was preserved even during the Lithuanian–Soviet War in 1919; the Parish Committee was simply renamed to a revolutionary committee.