Members of the band Leonid & Friends, the YouTube sensation from Russia that has found success on tour in the United States, stopped in Batavia on Sunday as guests of Victor Marchese, owner of Main St. Pizza Company, 206 East Main St.

Freelance writer Mike Pettinella caught up with the troupe for The Daily News and spent several minutes with founder and bass player Leonid Vorobyev and his son, Roman, who serves as the band’s manager. Leonid was born in Chita, a town in the eastern part of Siberia.

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