We study the elliptic algebras Qn,k(E,τ) introduced by Feigin and Odesskii as a generalization of Sklyanin algebras. They form family quadratic parametrized coprime integers n>k≥1, an curve E, point τ∈E. consider compare several different definitions provide proofs various statements about them made Odesskii. For example, we show that Qn,k(E,0), Qn,n−1(E,τ) are polynomial rings on n variables. ...