:root {
      --primary-color: #c73c1c; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #eee;
      --light-text-color: #ccc;
      --background-color: #1a1a1a;
      --card-background: #2a2a2a;
      --border-color: #444;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 20px; 
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding-left: 30px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item::before { 
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: -8px; 
      top: 0;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background: var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date-area {
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      font-weight: bold;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      height: 100%;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--hover-shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 220px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-body {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__card-title-link:hover {
      color: #fff;
    }

    .blog-list__card-excerpt {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__card-footer {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: auto; 
      padding-top: 15px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 10px 18px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
      font-size: 0.9em;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #ff6a00; 
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 4px 1fr; 
        gap: 20px;
        padding-left: 0; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        display: contents; 
        padding-left: 0; 
        margin-bottom: 0; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item::before { 
        display: none;
      }

      .blog-list__item-date-area {
        grid-column: 1;
        text-align: right;
        padding-right: 40px;
        align-self: center;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
        margin-bottom: 0; 
      }

      .blog-list__item-content-area {
        grid-column: 3;
        padding-left: 40px;
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-date-area {
        grid-column: 3;
        text-align: left;
        padding-left: 40px;
        padding-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-content-area {
        grid-column: 1;
        padding-right: 40px;
        padding-left: 0;
      }

      
      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        grid-column: 2;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        background: var(--primary-color);
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
        z-index: 3;
        justify-self: center;
        align-self: center;
        position: relative;
      }

      
      .blog-list__item-date-area::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        right: -20px; 
        width: 20px;
        height: 4px;
        background: var(--border-color);
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-date-area::after {
        left: -20px; 
        right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item-content-area::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: -20px; 
        width: 20px;
        height: 4px;
        background: var(--border-color);
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-content-area::before {
        right: -20px; 
        left: auto;
      }
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 180px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__card-excerpt {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 160px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__card-excerpt {
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more-link {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }