:root {
      --blog-list__primary-color: #ffd700; 
      --blog-list__secondary-color: #e60000; 
      --blog-list__background-color: #1a1a1a; 
      --blog-list__card-background: #2a2a2a; 
      --blog-list__text-color: #ffffff;
      --blog-list__secondary-text-color: #cccccc;
      --blog-list__date-color: #999999;
      --blog-list__border-color: #444444;
      --blog-list__shadow-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
      --blog-list__shadow-strong: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      --blog-list__border-radius: 10px;
      --blog-list__spacing-md: 20px;
      --blog-list__spacing-lg: 30px;
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      background-color: var(--blog-list__background-color);
      color: var(--blog-list__text-color);
      padding-left: var(--blog-list__spacing-md);
      padding-right: var(--blog-list__spacing-md);
      padding-bottom: var(--blog-list__spacing-lg);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__section {
        padding-top: var(--blog-list__spacing-lg);
    }

    .blog-list__main-title {
        color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: var(--blog-list__spacing-md);
        font-size: 28px;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
        color: var(--blog-list__secondary-text-color);
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: var(--blog-list__spacing-lg);
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 1.6;
        max-width: 800px;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: var(--blog-list__spacing-lg);
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__container::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 29px;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 2px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list__border-color);
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      background-color: var(--blog-list__card-background);
      border-radius: var(--blog-list__border-radius);
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 8px var(--blog-list__shadow-light);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      margin-left: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 16px var(--blog-list__shadow-strong);
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: -30px;
      top: 25px;
      width: 12px;
      height: 12px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
      border: 2px solid var(--blog-list__card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__image-link {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        height: 0;
        padding-top: 56.25%; 
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
        border-top-left-radius: var(--blog-list__border-radius);
        border-top-right-radius: var(--blog-list__border-radius);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__image-link:hover .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: var(--blog-list__spacing-md);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--blog-list__secondary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__excerpt {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: var(--blog-list__secondary-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--blog-list__date-color);
      margin-top: auto;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
      color: var(--blog-list__background-color);
      padding: 10px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: var(--blog-list__secondary-color);
      color: var(--blog-list__text-color);
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        padding-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__container::before {
          content: none;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
          margin-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
          content: none;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      }
    }