:root {
      --blog-list-primary-color: #007bff;
      --blog-list-text-color-dark: #333333;
      --blog-list-text-color-medium: #555555;
      --blog-list-text-color-light: #999999;
      --blog-list-background-light: #f0f2f5;
      --blog-list-background-white: #ffffff;
      --blog-list-border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --blog-list-shadow-light: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
      --blog-list-shadow-hover: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --blog-list-border-radius: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--blog-list-text-color-dark);
      background-color: var(--blog-list-background-light);
      min-height: 100vh;
      padding-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a2a6c, #b21f1f, #fdbb2d);
      color: var(--blog-list-background-white);
      text-align: center;
      padding-bottom: 60px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-title {
      font-size: 2.8em;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
      text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-description {
      font-size: 1.2em;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      opacity: 0.9;
      padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-section {
      padding: 40px 20px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      margin-left: -2px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 10px 0;
      position: relative;
      width: 50%;
      left: 0;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-content {
      padding: 20px 30px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-background-white);
      border-radius: var(--blog-list-border-radius);
      box-shadow: var(--blog-list-shadow-light);
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--blog-list-border-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      margin-right: 40px;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-indicator {
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      z-index: 2;
      left: 50%;
      margin-left: -10px;
      border: 3px solid var(--blog-list-background-white);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      right: -16px;
      border-width: 8px 0 8px 16px;
      border-style: solid;
      border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--blog-list-background-white);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: -16px;
      border-width: 8px 16px 8px 0;
      border-style: solid;
      border-color: transparent var(--blog-list-background-white) transparent transparent;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__card-image-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: var(--blog-list-border-radius);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__card-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: var(--blog-list-border-radius);
    }

    .blog-list__card-info {
      padding: 0;
    }

    .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(--blog-list-text-color-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__card-title-link:hover {
      color: var(--blog-list-primary-color);
    }

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

    .blog-list__card-meta {
      font-size: 0.8em;
      color: var(--blog-list-text-color-light);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__card-read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-primary-color);
      color: var(--blog-list-background-white);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__card-read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #0056b3;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 2.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-description {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
        left: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 100%;
        padding-left: 50px;
        left: 0 !important;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content::after,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content::after {
        border-width: 8px 16px 8px 0;
        border-color: transparent var(--blog-list-background-white) transparent transparent;
        left: -16px;
        right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-indicator {
        left: 20px;
        margin-left: -10px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-section {
        padding: 20px 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        padding-left: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-indicator {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__card-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }

      .blog-list__card-read-more-link {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }