:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #1a1a2e; 
      --text-color: #e0e0e0; 
      --dark-text-color: #333333;
      --light-text-color: #ffffff;
      --accent-color: #e94560; 
      --border-radius-small: 8px;
      --border-radius-medium: 12px;
      --spacing-small: 10px;
      --spacing-medium: 20px;
      --spacing-large: 30px;
      --shadow-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 4px 12px;
      --shadow-hover: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 8px 24px;
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--text-color);
      background-color: var(--secondary-color);
      min-height: 100vh;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px); 
      padding-bottom: var(--spacing-large);
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: var(--spacing-medium);
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-size: 2.5em;
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-large);
      padding-top: var(--spacing-medium);
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__heading::after {
      content: '';
      display: block;
      width: 60px;
      height: 4px;
      background: var(--accent-color);
      margin: var(--spacing-small) auto 0;
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      padding: var(--spacing-medium) 0;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background: var(--primary-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-large);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
      flex-direction: row-reverse; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      text-align: right;
      padding-right: var(--spacing-large);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      text-align: left;
      padding-left: var(--spacing-large);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background: var(--accent-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      width: 50%;
      padding: var(--spacing-small) var(--spacing-medium);
      box-sizing: border-box;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-weight: bold;
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-date {
      left: 0;
      text-align: right;
      padding-right: calc(50% + var(--spacing-medium)); 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-date {
      right: 0;
      text-align: left;
      padding-left: calc(50% + var(--spacing-medium)); 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content {
      background-color: #2a2a3e; 
      padding: var(--spacing-medium);
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-medium);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-light);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      flex-basis: 45%; 
      position: relative;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-small);
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
      display: block;
      background-color: #3a3a4e; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
      font-weight: bold;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title-link {
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title-link:hover {
      color: var(--accent-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: var(--text-color);
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__item-published-at {
      font-size: 0.8em; 
      color: #999;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--accent-color);
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-small);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      margin-top: var(--spacing-small);
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #c9344f; 
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: none;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        flex-direction: column !important; 
        align-items: flex-start;
        margin-bottom: var(--spacing-large);
        padding-left: var(--spacing-large);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-date {
        position: static;
        width: auto;
        text-align: left !important;
        padding: 0;
        margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
        transform: none;
        padding-left: 50px; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-date,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-date {
        padding-right: 0;
        padding-left: 50px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-content {
        flex-basis: 100%;
        width: calc(100% - 50px); 
        margin-left: 50px;
        padding: var(--spacing-medium);
        text-align: left !important;
        padding-right: var(--spacing-medium);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-right: var(--spacing-medium);
        padding-left: var(--spacing-medium);
      }

      .blog-list__item-image {
        height: 180px;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
        max-width: 700px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-date {
        padding-right: calc(50% + var(--spacing-medium) - 20px);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-date {
        padding-left: calc(50% + var(--spacing-medium) - 20px);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__heading,
    .blog-list__item-title-link,
    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      color: var(--primary-color); 
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary,
    .blog-list__item-published-at {
      color: var(--text-color); 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      color: var(--light-text-color); 
    }