:root {
      --primary-bg-color: #1a1a1a;
      --secondary-bg-color: #2a2a2a;
      --text-color-light: #f0f0f0;
      --text-color-medium: #b0b0b0;
      --text-color-dark: #666; 
      --accent-color-gold: #e0b000;
      --accent-color-red: #a00000; 
      --accent-color-red-hover: #700000; 
      --border-color: #333;
      --card-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      --card-shadow-hover: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--primary-bg-color);
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px); 
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      min-height: 100vh;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 20px 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--accent-color-gold);
      font-size: 2.5em;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--text-color-medium);
      font-size: 1.1em;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--accent-color-gold);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      margin-left: -2px;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 20px 0;
      position: relative;
      background-color: var(--secondary-bg-color);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-hover);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      right: -10px;
      background-color: var(--accent-color-gold);
      border: 4px solid var(--primary-bg-color);
      top: 30px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 1;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
      left: 0;
      margin-right: 50%; 
      padding-right: 40px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
      left: auto;
      right: -10px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
      left: 50%;
      margin-left: 50%; 
      padding-left: 40px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
      left: -10px;
      right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      color: var(--text-color-medium);
      font-size: 0.9em;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-title {
      font-size: 1.4em;
      color: var(--accent-color-gold);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-title a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-title a:hover {
      color: var(--accent-color-red);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-summary {
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      font-size: 1em;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--accent-color-red);
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
      font-size: 0.95em;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-read-more:hover {
      background-color: var(--accent-color-red-hover);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        display: block;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
        display: block;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        max-width: calc(50% - 40px);
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        padding: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        margin-right: calc(50% + 40px);
        left: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        margin-left: calc(50% + 40px);
        left: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
        right: -50px;
        left: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
        left: -50px;
        right: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding: 25px;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 3em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        max-width: calc(50% - 60px);
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        margin-right: calc(50% + 60px);
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        margin-left: calc(50% + 60px);
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
        right: -60px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
        left: -60px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-title {
        font-size: 1.5em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-summary {
        font-size: 1.05em;
      }
    }