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Pustki village is located next to the Nevel - Polotsk highway, 24 km from Nevel. Poles from all sides are surrounded by forest. A small river Pustavshchanka flows through the village. It originates in the swamp beyond the railway and flows into the Chistu River. Once a fish came to Pustavshchanka (pike, roach, perch, gudgeon and burbot).

Now the river is overgrown. Fish no longer swim here, and the Pustavshchanka is bottled only in the spring. Pustules were first mentioned in the early 1920s. The founder of the village and its first resident Banko. His house was on a hill. Unfortunately, the house was not preserved. Before the war, more than 60 inhabitants lived in Pustanki.

From June 12, 1941 to November 4, 1943, the village was occupied by Nazi troops. Pustoks were liberated on November 4, 1943 by the forces of the 4th Shock Army of the 1st Baltic Front.

Residents who died in the war: Alexander Matveevich Aleksandrov, Alexei Sidorovich Bautenok, Grigory Prokofievich Gorokhov, Peter Antonovich Kurdalin, Prokhor Alekseevich Laevsky, Fedor Alekseevich Laevsky, Mikhail Sergeyevich Chigirin.

After the war, about 50 people lived in the village. Pustok was a lamppost. Currently, 3 people are constantly living in the village. In summer, up to 50 people live in Pustanki. In 2008, a payphone was installed. The village has 17 houses.