:root {
      --bg-dark: #1a1a1a;
      --text-light: #f0f0f0;
      --text-grey: #aaaaaa;
      --accent-gold: #e6b32c;
      --card-bg: #282828;
      --border-color: #3a3a3a;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      padding-bottom: 60px;
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--accent-gold);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding-top: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--text-grey);
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background: var(--border-color);
      margin-left: -2px;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
      flex-direction: row-reverse;
    }

    .blog-list__item:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item-content {
      width: calc(50% - 40px);
      background-color: var(--card-bg);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      padding: 25px;
      position: relative;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-content:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }

    .blog-list__item-content::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-style: solid;
      top: 30px;
      border-width: 10px;
      border-color: transparent var(--border-color) transparent transparent;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-content::after {
      right: -21px;
      border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--border-color);
    }
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-style: solid;
      top: 30px;
      border-width: 9px;
      border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--card-bg);
      right: -19px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-content::after {
      left: -21px;
      border-color: transparent var(--border-color) transparent transparent;
    }
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-style: solid;
      top: 30px;
      border-width: 9px;
      border-color: transparent var(--card-bg) transparent transparent;
      left: -19px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      background-color: var(--accent-gold);
      color: var(--bg-dark);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      font-weight: bold;
      white-space: nowrap;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      z-index: 10;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 5px var(--shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-content:hover .blog-list__item-image {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.4em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--text-grey);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--accent-gold);
      color: var(--bg-dark);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      font-size: 0.9em;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #d4a727;
      color: var(--bg-dark);
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        flex-direction: column !important;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(0);
        top: -15px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-content {
        width: calc(100% - 40px);
        margin-left: 20px;
        margin-top: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__item-content::after,
      .blog-list__item-content::before {
        display: none;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 2em;
        padding-top: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-content {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-date {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-content {
        margin-left: 15px;
        width: calc(100% - 30px);
      }
    }