 Complete the following phrase:  After the Qajars lost a series of wars to Russia Russo-Persian Wars 18041813 and 182628, it resulted in an enormous gain of influence by the Russian Empire in the Caspian region, which would last all the way up to 1946. All of Gilan was occupied and settled by Russians and Russian forces. Most major cities in the region had Russian schools and significant traces of Russian culture can still be found. This significant increase of Russian influence in the region would last all the way up to the 